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You Might Be Using That Drawer Under Your Oven Wrong
Hint: It might not be for storage. By Corey Williams Updated November 02, 2018 If you’re like me, you use the drawer below your oven to store cookie sheets, cutting boards, and whatever else you can cram in there. But that’s not how you’re supposed to be using it. If you have an electric oven, that nifty…
Read More You Might Be Using That Drawer Under Your Oven WrongMy Favorite Jazz Club is Closing
Dear Jazz Standard Community, It is with great sadness that USHG shares that Jazz Standard and Blue Smoke Flatiron will not be reopening on 27th Street. We have explored every avenue to arrive at a different outcome, but due to the pandemic and months without revenue—as well as a lengthy rent negotiation that has come to…
Read More My Favorite Jazz Club is ClosingWays to Exercise if You Hate to Exercise – like me
Dancing, alone or with a partner Household chores (mopping floors or washing and waxing your car burn more than washing dishes) Join a team, like bowling Pickleball (people around here LOVE pickleball) Swimming Walking (free) Golfing without a cart (expensive) Sex with a partner (can be life changing) Chasing a toddler (first you need a…
Read More Ways to Exercise if You Hate to Exercise – like meRafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is Dead
By Richard Goldstein Published Dec. 2, 2020Updated Dec. 3, 2020, 12:19 p.m. ET Rafer Johnson, who carried the American flag into Rome’s Olympic Stadium in August 1960 as the first Black captain of a United States Olympic team and went on to win gold in a memorable decathlon duel, bringing him acclaim as the world’s greatest all-around athlete, died…
Read More Rafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is DeadDo You Eat the Same Things, Week After Week?
In my house, the list is mostly white potatoes, carrots, green peas, collard greens, spinach, broccoli, bell peppers, onions, garlic, sweet potatoes, and (ugh) mixed vegetables. Not that I don’t like other things, but CT Yankee really likes tried and true and isn’t particularly adventurous. It’s time to expand your food choices. Here are some…
Read More Do You Eat the Same Things, Week After Week?10 Ways to Control Your Eating
from WebMD Chew gum in the grocery store. Use smaller bowls and plates. Keep unhealthy snacks out of sight. Eat slowly and drink water. See more hints HERE.
Read More 10 Ways to Control Your EatingA cornerstone of democracy, collapsing
David Leonhardt writing in The Morning email newsletter In the internet’s early days, it seemed to have the potential to crush traditional print media. But its impact has turned out to be more nuanced. The internet has instead been a boon for some publications with a national audience. The New York Times has never had as many subscribers…
Read More A cornerstone of democracy, collapsing8 Things to Never Store on Your Smartphone
Lauren Cahn Oct. 27, 2020 The fact is, there are things you should never store in your cell phone—because doing so can leave you vulnerable to an invasion of privacy, identity theft, and straight-up theft. Here’s what you need to think twice about storing on your phone. Read HERE.
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In the U.S., jobless claims jumped by 78,000 last week to nearly 828,000 — a big change from the increase of 18,000 the week before. [Democratic] Party officials are awakening to the reality that voters may have delivered a one-time verdict on Mr. Trump that does not equal ongoing support for center-left policies. The killing of Iran’s top nuclear…
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