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Hi folks: If you have a sweet tooth, we are siblings, for certain. Cookies are a delight when they are soft. When they are hard enough to draw blood, crack a tooth, or require extensive dental work, not so much. So how do you keep them moist and soft? A piece of bread will do the trick. Here’s how: Put your cookies in a Tupperware-type...
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Hi Everyone: I will be on the Andre Whitehead shows this weekend. Here is a list of those appearances. I hope you can tune in. I also hope I didn’t embarrass myself! This weekend we’ll introduce you to an author, educator and blogger discussing becoming “Suddenly Single!” You just have to meet Sheri Dean Parmelee on TV Sat 7am WGNT/27 in Tidewater, Sun 9am on...
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Hello everyone: Traveling has become a recent occurrence in my life ever since my mother died. About once a month, I go from Point A to Point B to visit my elderly father. One thing I learned pretty quickly was that it is very easy to lose your car in a 9-story parking garage at the airport. Covered parking is only one of the options...
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Hello everyone: Have you ever gotten stuck, really stuck in a rain storm and not known how to use your car’s windshield wipers? Maybe you’ve borrowed a friend or family member’s car. Perhaps you have rented a car to take you to that first big job interview. And then it begins to rain. Folks, that’s not the time to search for the location of the...
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Hello everyone: Sometimes students go on a trip during the term. I do not recommend it, especially if you are going on vacation. You will get behind and you will not have an excused absence. Occasionally your work requires that you go, so you have no choice. It can be difficult, particularly if you are out of the country and have limited internet access for...
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Hello everyone: I don’t usually talk about movies in this space, but I wanted to share a recent blog posting of mine about the Ted Kennedy movie. I would love to hear what you think: Profound impact from a movie
Hobbies & Travel
Hello everyone: Well, Huffy bikes are back on my “nice” list. They replaced my old bike with a brand new one, after we learned that a manufacturing defect made my old bike unsafe to ride. I am now the proud owner of a white bike with purple trim that works like a champ (the bike, not the trim). See what happens when you write a...
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Hello everyone: Even though I usually blog on Tuesdays and Fridays, this simply could not wait. There is a sale that I absolutely must tell you about. It is at one of my favorite stores, Banana Republic. Their merchandise is nicely made and is generally a great price. I shop there several times a year, especially for my sons. Here’s the deal: when I was walking...
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Hello everyone: Well, I don’t know if Huffy bikes reads blogs but they emailed me yesterday, to offer me a new bike. We are working out the details. Will keep you posted. This leads me to a very practical idea: It pays to complain. Your letter or phone call of complaint needs to be very pleasant and you should not threaten, but it is possible...
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Hello everyone: A flat bike tire sent me scrambling to my local bike shop in Cocoa Village yesterday. The diagnosis was surprising. Not only had I worn our my back tire, which the bike man said was “impressive,” but I also had a problem that could end up as a “catastrophic failure” with my bike. Basically, there was a part on my bike that could...
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