By Maureen Lee Lenker August 30, 2022 at 03:00 PM EDT
Summer 2022 brought a veritable smorgasbord of scintillating romance choices, from unique historicals to engrossing contemporary rom-coms. [check your library first!]
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Waiting for Space- X I love the night, the dark, dark night. Luna blessing with blue-white light. Shining over azure sea. Aqua-tipped foam runs to me. Still shapes with wings tucked ‘til morn. Metallic scent and plaintive horn, Stars slyly winking while satellites hover, I sit in the cool, robe cinched to cover Me –…
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Read More International News SourcesHere are some great free email services that can replace Gmail (from Microsoft Copilot)
Read More Alternatives to GmailBack in the day, we used our purses and time to influence things. The Montgomery Bus Boycott is a positive example of using our ability to effect change by refusing to spend our money to support things we disagree with. Are the places you spend your money supporting political ideas you disagree with? How would…
Read More What Companies Support Your Political Perspective?Did you know that ProPublica has a tool to help you appeal denied health insurance claims? ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used when deciding to deny you coverage. Get your claim file before submitting an appeal.
Read More Pro Publica health insurance helperHere is a list of 15 essential documents all retirees must have in order. Some of these docs are important for all of us. Get them before you need them. If you are a senior who lives alone or doesn’t have a network of folks, some resources that can help are:
Read More Fifteen Essential DocumentsThe Israeli-Palestinian issue goes back nearly a century when Britain, during World War I, pledged to establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine under the Balfour Declaration. British troops took control of the territory from the Ottoman Empire at the end of October 1917. Large-scale Jewish migration to Palestine began, accelerated by Jewish…
Read More Israeli-Palestinian Conflictby The CREDO Team Smartphone apps can collect a whole lot of data about you: Your name and email address, location history, personal contacts, photos and videos, purchases, health and fitness data, financial information, browsing and search history, your IP address, and other sensitive data. Stop third-party apps from collecting data (more).
Read More How to prevent apps from accessing your personal dataHave you ever tried to get a live person on the phone when you needed customer service? It seems almost impossible. Here is a list of numbers for cable, tech, retail, and wireless companies. Another great interactive resource is Get Human. Yet another source of information is here (you can never have too many)!
Read More How to Get a Real Person on the Line in Customer ServiceAs the heart stops and we die, the brain is flatlined and nonfunctional. However, using brain electrical monitoring, there is growing evidence that in this state (as people pass away), there are markers of activity (beta, delta, and sometimes gamma waves) that emerge for a very short period. These are ordinarily found when people are having…
Read More Your Brain at the Moment of DeathEasy to assemble Vegetarian Enchiladas For One! Seasoned vegetables and black beans are sandwiched between corn tortillas and cheese. The ingredients are layered, casserole style in a small baking dish. Topped with salsa and cheese, this wonderful single-serving meal can be ready in under 30 minutes. Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Calories: 462kcal Author: Joanie Zisk…
Read More Vegetarian Enchiladas For OneBY NATASHA DALY Thursday, July 21, 2022 The migratory monarch butterfly—the iconic subspecies common to North America—was declared endangered today by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global leading authority on the status of biological diversity. The butterfly, known for its twice-yearly, 2,500-mile journey across the continent between its summer and winter grounds,…
Read More BELOVED BUTTERFLY IS NOW AN ENDANGERED SPECIESThis day in history: ‘Disco Demolition Night’ On this day in 1979, nearly 50,000 people packed Comiskey Park on the southwest side of Chicago to watch local DJ and notorious disco hater Steve Dahl blow up a bunch of disco records in between a White Sox doubleheader. “Disco Demolition Night” remains one of the seminal…
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