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A native Midwesterner, I have lived in Michigan and Ohio all my life (except when I was ten and we moved to New Mexico for 4 months while my dad "tried out" winter construction work in the Southwest).

Another constant in my life has been writing: a reporter

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Entertainment > TV Networks & Industry TV network reviews: Food Network: 1 of 19

Food Network: it's not just for serious cooks any more. This cable staple has become a "lifestyle" channel with something for almost everyone. Broadcasting from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 or 4:30 the next morning, Food Network programming covers fast and easy food, ethnic and regional cooking, tasty travel tips, in-your-face chall...
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Tips for analyzing poems: 1 of 16

In analyzing poetry, there is a generally accepted form to follow, known as the explication. The word comes from the Latin root "explicare," to unfold or fold out. An explication does just that; by looking at individual aspects of the poem, the analysis unfolds the parts of the poem one by one to better understand the whole....
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Mad Money: 1 of 13

"Warning: this review of "Mad Money" is written by a woman of a certain age!'" Why be warned? Because women my age inherently love Diane Keaton movies. Because we want to BE Diane Keaton: she wears wonderful clothes; lives in beautiful homes; is often self-employed in an interesting field; and lives life on her own terms. We...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My first Barbie: 1 of 11

It was in the early sixties when I got my first Barbie; and my only, as Barbie had not yet accumulated family and friends beyond her paramour Ken. Move forward in time to the mid-eighties and my daughter's first Barbie, and it was an entirely different story. My Barbie sported a platinum bubble cut and seemed to lead a very ...
Home & Garden > Cleaning Products Product reviews: Dawn Direct Foam dishwashing detergent: 1 of 10

"A Foam Licks the Liquids" reads the title of a January 2008 Consumer Reports review of dish detergents. That winner was Dawn Direct Foam, beating out 11 liquid detergents tested for ability to remove food and cut grease. I decided to grab my bottle of "Fresh Rapids" scent (it also comes in Lime Surge and Citrus Kick), previ...
Style & Beauty > Hair Styles Great hairstyles for women over 50: 1 of 10

The basics for finding a great hairstyle are the same at any age: a cut that flatters your face, suits your lifestyle and that you can maintain easily. By age 50, your hair is undergoing physical changes, just as the rest of your body is, and this may mean some adaptations need to be made. And oh, those changes! With age and...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture A look at Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God": 2 of 13

Although a prolific writer of religious treatises and sermons, Jonathan Edwards is now best remembered for his stirring sermon of July 8, 1741, titled "Sinners In the Hands of an Angry God." This sermon was full of dire predictions of the horrible pain and suffering awaiting the man, woman or child unconverted to true belief...
Hobbies & Games > Crafts (Other) Creative earth-friendly crafts: 2 of 11

Just now, past the excess of Christmas, with its store-bought gifts and overpackaging, is an appropriate time to consider being a little friendlier to our mother Earth. Could we do with less, could we re-use more? We could indeed, and a good start would be to look at some of the accumulation of everyday life as raw material ...
Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Quick and easy pumpkin recipes: 3 of 16

When the word "pumpkin" is mentioned, do you automatically think of pie? Or perhaps of Mrs. Pumpkineater in her unusual vegetable habitat? Pumpkin is a nutritious and versatile ingredient that can star in any course, not just the holiday pie. Peter's wife might have used her orange environment to cook up a hearty main dish s...
Entertainment > Movies (Other) Analyzing The Rocky Horror Picture Show's costumes: 1 of 5

Word association exercise: mention "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and what comes to mind? The costumes, those crazy costumes, simply MADE the 1975 film. A low-budget Little Movie That Could, "Rocky Horror" opened to dismissive reviews and disappointing crowds, but became a juggernaut that defined midnight cinema for years, accr...