Do you get heebie-jeebies from 100% dark cocoa? Grossed out by sewage-lips from Buckley’s cough syrup? Cross-eyed from steaming showers? These things might not feel good. But are they healthy? I believe the best gauge of health is sickness. History’s healers surely studied health while sick. Why? Sore tummies make us sensitive to foods, heat,… Read more »
For an essential and versatile ingredient found in nearly every meal you’d think we have better ways of cooking the yolky contents. But when it comes to eggs, we resort to the mundane poached, scrambled, or pan-fried varieties. Occasionally we might treat ourselves to an eggs benedict, but few of us have experimented with making… Read more »
For most of us the ability to travel by air is a treat and a blessing. We’re not required to do so for high-powered careers or trans-continental love affairs. We’re usually heading out on vacation and already in a good frame of mind. Oh, sure we get ticked off by the high ticket prices, the… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, my brother is addicted to opiates. His wife and two kids have suffered extensively from his addiction, as have my parents. He has tried many times to get off the drugs but it hasn’t worked. He mostly lives on the streets and has no income to speak of. He often shows up… Read more »
Scholarship name: iGotcha Digital Excellence Scholarship Sponsored by: iGotcha Deadline: December 1, 2017 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian or US residents and must be enrolled at a college or university. What’s required: An online application form. After a screening process, applicants will be given the topic for a 500-word essay. Tips: … Read more »
The long, international tradition of starving artisthood has already brought you a list of general tips for surviving on a shoestring as well as advice on how to eat well and decorate your learning (and living) space. Today we tell you how to look like a member of the counterculture. Which counterculture, you ask?… Read more »
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo Egmont: 2017 ISBN 978 1 4052 2666 0 On September 19, 1914, my grandfather enlisted in the 3rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and headed off to war. In addition to volunteering, he offered his horse for military service. According to family lore, my grandfather wanted to serve with… Read more »
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