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Where We'll Live
by Greg Van Belle No one expected it to last, least of all me. But I woke up next to Alison and it had been snowing for two days. The weight of it was more than we could bear. That night I dreamt of...
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Benefits of a Neti Pot
I use a Neti Pot every day to clean out my sinuses. The feeling is great — it calms and soothes me. I take a Neti Pot, fill it with warm water, add some Kosher salt (nothing added to it like iodine or...
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Water Intoxication and the Deadly Slake
We have been taught to drink a lot of water. Some people drink 64 fl oz. – or two liters — of water a day. Are eight 8 oz. glasses of water too much or just enough? Our bodies need water and salt. If...
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A Brief History of Waterboarding
We are having a heated political discussion in the USA this week wondering if waterboarding is torture or not as Michael Mukasey faces a Senate confirmation hearing on his attorney general nomination —...
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The Burning Hand
We all know a match burns twice. Few realize hot water burns forever. Boiled water in a cup spilled once on your wrist burns you twice on your hand then thrice on your leg — and on and on in...
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Unplugging the Prison Microwave
Rogue inmates are part of the criminal genius community: Without their evil cunning and punishing intelligence and their clever ability to create something out of nothing for self-profit — they would...
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The Starbucks Iced Via Review
The last couple of months, I have really been enjoying iced coffee at Starbucks. I don’t know what it is about walking to the office with a reusable tumbler in hand full of iced coffee when the weather...
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Living With Abby, Our Strange and Wonderful Cat
Picture the following scenario — I am up at three in the morning because I feel like I need to get a drink of water, the sensation of dehydration all over me. I get up out of bed and find my way to the...
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Why I Love a Rainy Day: Guitars Crave Moisture
Nothing can kill a great guitar faster than dry air. Dry air makes us sick and dry air destroys our guitars. Wood likes to be moist — but not too moist — and in my experience a guitar can handle too...
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Why I Hate Starbucks: The Evergreen Trenta Iced Green Tea, No Water, Light...
Starbucks are supposed to be the “third place” — after home and work — where you go to relax and enjoy your life. Starbucks also sells their service as the place where you can make really specific...
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Freedom Ends in Drought and People Dying of Thirst
We have a severe and dangerous water problem in the Unites States. We’re running out of that liquid gold and there’s no way to replace what we’re using at the rate we’re using it. We can live without...
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Approaching Venice
We were on a mission — to get the real flavor of Venice in an afternoon. If we liked what we saw, we would come back and spend more time exploring. Venice has an undeniable reputation for being one of...
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Neighbors: Insight into Extended Family Life in Portugal
One of the unexpected delights of our move to this house has been getting to know our neighbors – they live over the field to the right of the house – they are the parents of our landlord and the lady...
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Three Days of a Hundred Years of Darkness: Hurricane Sandy and 12 Months of...
One year ago today, 8.5 million people in the New York City area were without heat or power as Hurricane Sandy blasted the soft middle of our lives — thrusting us backward a hundred years behind a wall...
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Benefits of a Neti Pot
I use a Neti Pot every day to clean out my sinuses. The feeling is great — it calms and soothes me. I take a Neti Pot, fill it with warm water, add some Kosher salt (nothing added to it like iodine or...
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We have been taught to drink a lot of water. Some people drink 64 fl oz. – or two liters — of water a day. Are eight 8 oz. glasses of water too much or just enough? Our bodies need water and salt. If...
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A Brief History of Waterboarding
We are having a heated political discussion in the USA this week wondering if waterboarding is torture or not as Michael Mukasey faces a Senate confirmation hearing on his attorney general nomination —...
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