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Smoothie project #5

Published in December 7th, 2019
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This is probably my best so far. One stick of celery Two oranges One banana Two handfuls of lettuce Two “leaves” of white cabbage Frozen peaches A cup of water The final color is a stomach churning light brownish green tone. Don’t mind the color! It tastes a lot better than it looks. DW was […]

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Pandora and the box of unknown wants

Published in December 5th, 2019
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If you have a high speed (DSL or faster) internet connection and you like music but find yourself frustrated with radio stations playing the same music over and over again head over to Pandora. Pandora has a team of musicians analyzing songs for tone, sound, tonality, etc. I believe they call it the DNA of […]

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Dealing with heat waves on a budget

Published in November 28th, 2019
Posted by in Health, How to
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In the summer of 2003 I lived in Switzerland during one of the hottest months on record. In Europe a total of 35,000 people, mostly elderly, died due to the heat. The heat wave lasted about 3 weeks reaching temperatures over 100F (40C) affecting people who were completely unprepared to deal with this environmental change. […]

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