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Can You Answer This?

According to written record, lemonade originated from

  China
  Greece
  Egypt
  Australia
  the corner stand, run by the red-haired freckled face kid

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Trust the Locals

BY: SHELLEE TUESDAY, JANUARY 06, 2009
Category: Product Reviews


My son and I just got back from Newport Beach. This time it was just a routine follow-up visit to his surgeon. No preps, no tests and, for once, he was feeling well. We were ready for a really good dinner.
So, where to go? After spending almost 4 weeks in Newport this past year, I can describe every aisle in the hospital cafeteria, but I don’t know much about the restaurants.
So, we went... Read More

Brendaparaguay and Usher Envy

BY: SHELLEE MONDAY, JANUARY 05, 2009
Category: Internet and Unique Sites


Brendaparaguay has joined us with some really interesting posts. I have gotten so hooked on learning about her life there, that I am reading it daily. For a really fun blog to follow, check out Brenda’s Blog from Paraguay.
Here is a link to a post called Usher Envy. It’s not very long, but it is very interesting in terms of human nature.

Reading Lolita in Tehran and Presepolis

BY: BRENDAPARAGUAY SUNDAY, JANUARY 04, 2009
Category: Books


Reading Lolita in Tehran is a true story about Azar Nafisi and her experience living in Tehran when the Shah was overthrown and radical Islamic Law was put into place. She describes a time in the history of Iran where women's rights were gradually withdrawn. A time of war and the bombing of Tehran. A time of censorship.



"At the start of the twentieth century, the age of marriage in... Read More

Are you Being Squeezed by the Sandwich Years?

BY: SHELLEE SUNDAY, JANUARY 04, 2009
Category: Kids and Family


According to AARP, 44% of Americans between the ages of 45 and 55 cares for aging parents while still being responsible for dependent children. This is called the sandwich years.


A recent study conducted by the New York Academy of Medicine and the National Association of Social Workers found that members of this sandwich generation are ill prepared for the day to day stress of care giving.... Read More

Food, Photos and Tuscany

BY: SHELLEE SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2009
Category: Recipes


This is a link to a website that I am posting for a friend of mine. Periodically, she calls me and asks, Can I cook for you? As you may guess, my answer is always an enthusiastic, YES!
She loves to cook and I love to eat. What could be better than that?
In honor of my friend's desire to baste, grill and saute' . . . here is Lucillian Delights, An Italian Experience. It truly is.
If you love to... Read More

Are You All Talk?

BY: LAURIE FRIDAY, JANUARY 02, 2009
Category: General Discussion


Ok, everyone has talked the talk, "This year I am going to........ "
My question to you is how do you plan on conquering your goals? Many people under estimate the amount of will power it takes to accomplish even the simplest goals. Remember habits are comforting and familiar and having a plan really can help. Last year I quit smoking, which was one of the hardest things I have done. I knew... Read More