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For decades I've worked in horticulture and landscape design. I wasn't very good at running a business profitably, and I got too old and creaky to work hard, but I still love gardening. I'm also a jewelry maker, but I know better than to expect to make a

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Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Arthritis: The alternative to painkillers: 2 of 4

A new "medical food" recently hit the market as a treatment for osteoarthritis. It's Limbrel, manufactured by Primus Pharmaceuticals, and it allegedly offers pain relief in a different and safer way than standard arthritis drugs. "Medical foods" like Limbrel are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and are available...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Food: 5 of 8

I thought about launching a new crusade one recent morning, a crusade against the chicken industry. It seems a December 2006 study by Consumer Reports discovered only 17% out of 525 supermarket chickens tested were free of contamination by salmonella or campylobacter. That struck me as over the top dirty and dangerous. This ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Attitude adjustments: 11 of 13

Every day I am faced with examples of friends, acquaintances, and family members who marry or divorce, begin or leave jobs, choose wardrobe items, hairstyles or even concert tickets based not upon my advice, but upon their own willful desires. Naturally, chaos results and mistakes are made. You gotta wonder why these individ...
Food & Drink > Soups & Stews Recipes: Your best soup recipe: 70 of 78

Italian Greens and Beans: Could It Be the Perfect Recipe? Considering what to cook tonight? Italian Greens and Beans is a dish that can say a big YES to every item on this checklist: Delicious Easy to make Extremely nutritious Low in fat Thrifty Full of fiber Quick cooking Provides a traditional ethnic experience Adaptable t...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Real life heroes: 147 of 163

Frank McCourt is an obvious role model for any writer, given the phenomenal four million copy sales record of his debut book, Angela's Ashes. For late-bloomers and aging writers filled with self doubt, however, he rates as nothing less than a real-life hero. McCourt detailed the exhaustive hardships of his early life in Ange...
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Jupiter in your astrology chart: 2 of 2

"As above, so below" is an often heard motto in astrology. Can an individual's inborn traits be influenced by the constantly shifting energy fields of the orbiting planets? If natal charts are valid, Jupiter's position deserves study, for the giant planet is said to influence some of the best life has to offer. Zeus was king...