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March 2007 - Posts
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Also in the extreme picture, I imagined we’d get rid of our TV/VCR/DVD player, as well as all but one music player and all but one alarm clock. We could then also get rid of all of our movies and CDs, and the entertainment center in the den. I imagined Read More...
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That movie started making me yearn again for a more ascetic lifestyle myself. I spent some time imagining what it would be like to live that way, in our home and family, as close to that extreme as possible. (I tend to figure out the highest ideal first, Read More...
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Then, a day or two later, I watched a foreign film called Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring. It’s a beautifully artistic film about a one-room Buddhist monastery which sits on a raft and floats in the middle of a small lake, surrounded Read More...
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I keep getting tossed about here and there, with ideas and motivations and projects and desires. It seems every time I read a new book or watch a new movie or just get a new idea out of the blue, I can’t stop thinking about it and want to act upon Read More...
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I got this new idea today--I have regular ideas for cool summer camps. Maybe I should look into running some someday. I think it would be awesome to have a Lara Croft Tombraider-styled summer program. Every summer the program could focus on a different Read More...
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I want to put in a quick plug for this great little book , for anyone trying to learn a new language on their own. The author is Barry Farber and he's spent his lifetime learning one language after another. This book is a quick read and in it you'll Read More...
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To prepare gear for the LOTR hike, try to keep everything as authentic as possible--all natural fabrics, no plastic, use tinware, bedroll, cast iron skillet, etc. Here are a couple of links showing Sam Gamgee's pack, to help you get started: Here's Read More...
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With the warm weather coming on, I'm starting to plan and prepare for the Lord of the Rings Hike my family will be doing this summer. I've written several previous posts about LOTR costumes. This one is for cloaks. If you have nothing else on Read More...
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This is one of my favorite healthful snacks. and it comes to us from a great cookbook called Nourishing Traditions . (That book will get you back to ancient-old ways of cooking and eating!) This recipe below is my version. Crispy Nuts Take one large bag Read More...
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This is a recipe for the bread we all love from the restaurant Macaroni Grill. It's easy and quick to make, and oh, so yummy! One word of caution, however: I've tried it completely with whole grains, and it came out too yeasty-tasting. This one Read More...
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La Favorita are our absolute favorite tortilla chips. They can be found at Sam's Club and Walmart. They are made from all natural ingredients. They taste just like freshly-made restaurant chips. They are great with salsa and as nachos, but we love Read More...
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Okay, here are some of my favorite food pleasures throughout my day, and none of them make me gain any weight. As the French say, a little goes a long way. (The French said that, right?) Dark Chocolate Chips . I get Giradelli's 60% cacao bittersweet Read More...
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Until very recently, I was one of those skinny girls/women who could eat whatever I wanted, as much as I wanted, and never gain a pound. A few years ago, in my mid-thirties, I tried the Type O Bood Type Diet, to help cure my heartburn problem and because Read More...
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I recently tried the South Beach Diet again, and have now concluded that it doesn't really work for me. I've tried it several times now, and here is what happens: I can master Phase 1, but I can never manage to master Phase 2. Phase 1 ends up Read More...
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If you haven't heard of cold-brewed coffee yet, check it out here . This method removes ninety percent of the acid from coffee--leaving you with a coffee concentrate, which you can dilute to your taste. There is still caffeine in it, and if you dilute Read More...
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