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Check Out Some Motivation
Regardless of whether or not you composed a list of resolutions on Saturday, most of us can benefit from eating better, exercising more, and reducing the impact of stress. I’ve been working on little...
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Did You Know? (CAT and PET Scans Edition)
PET Scan of a normal brain. Image courtesy National Library of Medicine. Did you know that a CAT scan and a PET scan have nothing to do with animals? CAT stands for Computerized Axial Tomography and...
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Stuff
I briefly panicked when my friend Kathy told me to read Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things. Had she gone hunting for a Tic Tac in my purse and found a wad of old receipts, half a...
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Best of 2011: Business, Society, Science & God
Today we delve into the important topics. Where are we going, why are we here and what do we do about it. In other words it is the best in Non-Fiction for 2011. Self-Help and Social Topics Think:...
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Wash Your Hands Thoroughly and Often
Call me paranoid, or perhaps just realistic, but I think it is pretty clear that the end is always near. It could be an earthquake, catastrophic climate change, an asteroid or, what the heck, even a...
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Did You Know? (Sweat Edition)
The average adult produces more than 2 quarts of sweat each day? That is about 1.9 liters! I found this information on page 5 in the book The Sweaty Book of Sweat by Kelly Regan Barnhill. This is not...
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Brew Two of These and Call Me in a Week
Like the changing of the leaves and the arrival of the rain, you can always count on at least one good-for-nothing, lay-you-on-your-back cold a season (at least I can). It arrived this week as an...
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Fail Magnificently
Here we are, firmly wedged into the month of January. The magical glow of New Year’s Eve and memories of our ambitious resolutions have already started to fade. While some just might make this the year...
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Grilled Salmon and DEET
Demonstrating advanced trail food preparation When my husband and I moved here from Chicago, I thought that I was finally coming into my element. Mountains, ocean – all the things the Midwest couldn’t...
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Did You Know? (Egg Edition)
Eggs contain almost all vitamins except C and are a wealth of minerals including iodine, phosphorous, sulphur, zinc, iron, selenium and potassium? I found this information on page 9 in the book How to...
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Physician Heal Thyself
I’m not sure exactly when the shift happened, but doctors, in the real world at least, are no longer considered infallible gods. This is great when it comes to getting second opinions and not being...
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It’s the Most Grumbleful Time of the Year
For the most part my transition into my thirties was pretty smooth; no real shocking changes other than people all of a sudden assuming I had an issue with my age. The only thing I’ve found a little...
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Fitness for a New Year
Fear not it’s not too late! If you didn’t get a jumpstart on that diet or workout plan you intended to start January 1st, Everett Public Library is a good place to start. The library has a myriad of...
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Did You Know? (Rabies Edition)
You almost certainly can’t get rabies from a squirrel? Squirrels can get rabies but there has never been a documented case of squirrel to human transmission. I found this information on page 130 in the...
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If I Could Turn Back Time
Excuse me for inviting you to buy into our youth-obsessed cultural stereotypes, but have you ever wanted to look, feel, or actually be younger? Turns out all of these are possible, although the last...
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My Stomach: the Strong, Sensitive Type
I love to eat. I can demolish healthy foods, spicy foods, exotic foods, comfort foods, or the type of horribly unhealthy grub you’d find at state fairs. I take on all comers; the problem is, my...
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Tie on Your Big Girl Shoes and Run
Motivation Though it often comes as a surprise to friends, family, and even total strangers, I enjoy running. If I were ever to take on a triathlon, the organizers would politely put me in the Athena...
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Your New Prince or Princess
Well, the new British princess has a lovely name: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. I wonder if the royals consulted a name book before they chose so wisely. Did you know that the library has a parenting...
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My Journey Into Yoga
Enjoy a post today from Gloria: I began my journey into yoga a few years ago. I was overweight and due to past injuries (broken leg, repeated ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis and osteoarthritis) I...
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Sarah’s Picks
Have you checked out our Facebook page lately? If not, you now have another reason to since Sarah has been reviewing her favorite reads. In case you missed them, four are published here for your...
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