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Studies by the World Health Organization and others have shown that the Japanese enjoy longer, healthier lives (74.5 years) than those of us elsewhere.  The U.S. placed 24th. There were a number of factors cited in the study, published in 2000, including the lower incidences of red meat consumption and tobacco use. Sea vegetables were [...]

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This is worthy of your time.  Elaine Corn writes/videos about a 2 mile stretch of road in Sacramento with an appetite provoking array of ethnic eateries.

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Before you read this I want to point you to On The Issues.org where you can see complete records for your elected officials. Ed. Most Senators have changed their websites to no longer accept email.  Really?  I wonder why. Try the following links:  U.S. Senate list & House of Representatives.  As you can see they [...]

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POPCORN SCHOOL You aughta know by now that taking shortcuts is a recipe for trouble and popcorn is no exception according to Lou Bendrick, <(read this).  I just can’t imagine buying the microwave popcorn packages myself. I get concerned about the hydrogenated part of the nutrition label.  Actually, I don’t eat popcorn for nutrition, I [...]

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BENJI LANYADO takes us to a small village in Kent, near London, in a wonderfully written piece in the NYT Travel section.  I tasted the oysters and chased them with Guinness then got hungry all over again as I read.  The article is in black ink on white newsprint, but I promise you food and [...]

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In my previous post “ Howard Beale Lives” I linked to a clip of Peter Finch, as news anchor Beale, in Network that became an iconic film moment.  That movie was produced in 1976 but the message and topic of the clip is, perhaps, more timely today  than it was 33 years ago. I suggest [...]

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