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A Look Back - The Books of 201167

A Look Back - The Books of 2011

I love to read, and I love to know what everyone else is reading and what they're thinking about it all. Nothing is quite as pleasing as running my eyes down a long list of books, and noting what I've also read, what I would never read, and perhaps...

2 comments    reviews books good reads
Book Recommendations to Change the World60

Book Recommendations to Change the World

In a society where wealthy and powerful forces are trying to keep us asleep, confused, passive, and weak it is very difficult to convey with enough passion, force, and emphasis what serious trouble our world is in and how little time we have to...

2 comments    liberal revolution political
Community Supported Agriculture69

Community Supported Agriculture

My Vegetables. Ahhh, just saying those words brings a smile to my face. After a long winter here in central Maine I am more then ready to sign on for my second year as a CSA member. I am newcomer to the world of Community Supported Agriculture. But...

2 comments    health food eating
The Potluck - A Great Way to Entertain for Less70

The Potluck - A Great Way to Entertain for Less

As much as I love to go out to eat, especially with friends, these trying financial times have had me reevaluating my budget. This led to my boyfriend and I entertaining much more often in our home. From birthday parties, to small informal...

0 comments    advice entertainment family
How to get Paid to do a Sleep Study95

How to get Paid to do a Sleep Study

I recently embarked on the interesting and unusual adventure of participating in a paid 9 day sleep study. I found out about the study through an add on Craigslist. I have learned a lot about the business of becoming a paid volunteer by going...

6 comments    advice how to money
Insomnia: How to Stop It79

Insomnia: How to Stop It

Tired? For many people the answer is, was, and seemingly will always be: Oh, yes, so very. There are many causes of sleep disorders. Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which a person has problems falling and...

6 comments    advice sleep anxiety
A Guide to Grief : The Loss of your Pet70

A Guide to Grief : The Loss of your Pet

The loss of a pet means different things to different people. Even under the best of circumstances it can be a difficult and painful transition. And of course, life does not always present us with tidy partings. Sometimes the loss can be sudden...

3 comments    pets dogs death
The Worst Books of 201068

The Worst Books of 2010

It is in our darkest times, and our darkest hours, that I feel we are true, and possibly divine. It is in these moments, too, that we learn, that an alchemy takes place and we become something better,...

3 comments    literature reviews books
Book Recommends from 201066

Book Recommends from 2010

Reading has always been a necessity for me. That thing I do no matter what, rain or shine, sickness and health, good times and bad. I find it to be the most constant and consistent quality of my life, and...

2 comments    literature books review
Five Exceptional Bottles of Wine68

Five Exceptional Bottles of Wine

I have been lucky enough to work in a small well managed wine shop for the past two years. When I began working there I knew less about wine then most. Recently I realized I had finally come to a relaxed...

1 comment    cooking wine great gift ideas
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