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Two books in book reviews
1 - I'd like to apologize to every teacher I ever had; author: Tony Danza Yes, THAT Tony Danza. After his talk show was cancelled, he was approached to do a "reality show" about the life of a ...
Meals in Weight Watchers Program sharing
A number of food programs try to make the participants plan their meals ahead of time. Although, of course, most of my meals depend on what's in the pantry, I am in the mood for a specific food ...
Went overboard in keeping it postive
at Trader Joe's I haven't been there for a few weeks (at least) and although I had a list, I kept seeing (and remembering) all sorts of other items I wanted. I actually broke down and bought on...
how rumors start in rants
I am fascinated about all the "information" about the POW who was exchanged for the war criminals from Gitmo. One woman wrote that he was a "Taliban sympathizer". I asked where she got that... ...
Georges in book reviews
author: Alexandre Dumas The author of The Count of Monte Cristo and the Musketeers books wrote this fascinating book set in the islands of the Indian Ocean. There are various ethnic groups the...
Weight in Weight Watchers Program sharing
I worked for three weeks - and GAINED about 8 lbs! I blame it on the sitting all day long... and the wonderful nearby restaurants. One was Chinese food, the other "down home" Italian food (I fi...
Convenience foods in Weight Watchers Program sharing
As much as I like the concept of "clean eating" - everything fresh and recognizable - there are some convenience foods that are, well, convenient. There are various companies that make small pou...
changed the shower curtains in keeping it postive
I am JUST too short to do this without a ladder. The old ones were getting ratty on the bottom - no mildew, which was wonderful. I always have back ups for whatever I need since I buy what I kn...
The Shelf; adventures in extreme reading in book reviews
author: Phyllis Rose This literary critic/author gave herself a challenge: read all the books in a library shelf... then gave herself rules to determine which library shelf to pick. There had...
My Suburban Shtetl in book reviews
author: Robert Rand This slim novel deals with a community in Illinois, Skokie, which had to deal with a Neo-Nazi deciding to march through it. There's LOTS of background story - of the narrat...
Dinner in Weight Watchers Program sharing
UH-OH! I was hungry, so stopped on the way home. I got a tuna melt deluxe... and we know what that means: french fries. I get it with swiss rather than yellow cheese, and on rye bread... as i...
After Midnight in keeping it postive
This is "theater"... song, dance, MUSIC, mixed up. The lighting... amazing, the costumes ... wonderful... NO story (but so what?). It was a real Broadway extravaganza... The premise is that y...
Lunch in Weight Watchers Program sharing
A number of months ago, when I was trying out new grains, I bought quinoa. It's recommended... Well, not by me! I won't throw out perfectly good food, but as for taste - eh! I made it accor...
BIG breakfast in keeping it postive
I had oatmeal - regular: not quick, not instant - takes 3 minutes in the microwave... with dried cranberries, ground flax and chia seeds. No added sugar (except for the cranberries). I also ha...
The last days of Dogtown in book reviews
Anita Diamant, author This author writes SO beautifully! This slim book is about a small community that was "passed by" when a larger city, Gloucester, grew up nearby - a port city. Early in t...
Stealing Athena in book reviews
Karen Essex, author This is the story of the Elgin Marbles - pieces of the Greek Parthenon that currently reside in the British Museum. They are the stuff of international friction as they were...
splurge! in book reviews
I had in mind to go to the local (to my job) thrift shop - everything is 25% off today. But then I went to the bank and the Chinese restaurant... and saw tables... on the sidewalk... they were s...
A girl from Yamhill in book reviews
author: Beverly Cleary This author of children's books was once a child... actually in the very early 20th century. She grew up in Oregon, starting in farm country, moving to the city, then mo...
The lunchbox in keeping it postive
A movie from India. It seems that in India (and I've heard it's also true in NYC), workers don't go out to lunch, but lunch is delivered regularly to them in a sectioned container like a tower. ...
the Lost Diary of Don Juan in book reviews
author: Douglas Carlton Abrams Supposedly a "found" diary of the noted cavalier/womanizer Don Juan, this book is a "handbook" in how to seduce a woman... slowly carefully. It is also a treatis...
700 Sundays in book reviews
author: Billy Crystal This memoir has you laughing AND crying. It's story told as a series of routines...jokes... shtick. The title refers to the fact that he calculated that since his father...
An amazing NYC day in keeping it postive
I've been working a LOT this past month. Since I have to go in (and get paid) even if there's no active work for me that day, I've been doing a lot of reading... and posting the books on the exc...
Half Broke Horses in book reviews
author: Jeannette Walls This is another book by the author of The Glass Castle... a very popular, very saddening memoir. This one, called by the author a true-life novel, is about her grandmot...
Leonardo's Swans in book reviews
author: Karen Essex This book, set in Europe in the late 16th/early 17th centuries describes in detail the political struggles of the different states - in Italy, France, Germany - all jostling...
Sabadil in Product reviews
This is a homeopathic allergy remedy from Boiron. I hate the feeling of springtime (pollen) allergies. I also hate to take medication since so few work for me. This melt in the mouth pill (tak...
