You are my lucky salsa…beautiful salsa…I’m singin’ in the salsa…
An easy recipe to customize and make into your signature salsa!
Thoughts about Social Media for Writers/Authors
A helpful summary of Jane Friedman’s 5 Philosophies of social media for writers.
S is for "Step Back"
In a quest to “Live Well, despite Everything,” it is wise to remember “To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”
Great Cheap Eats at Ben's Chili Dogs in Newport, Rhode Island
Ben’s Chili Dogs of Newport, RI meets all the requirements to be awarded my personal recommendation…there’s so much more to this place than just Chili Dogs!
R is for Relate
It’s difficult to be miserable about my own problems when I am able to wholeheartedly notice, connect with, be concerned about, feel compassion for, identify with, relate to…someone else. Note to self: Pay loving attention to the person you’re with.
A New Year's Resolution: Let Q be for Quiet
Did you know that everyday Noise raises stress responses (heart rate and blood pressure)? The antidote is simple. Silence lowers cortisol (stress hormone) levels.
The Chef's Knife: 7 Steps to Proper Technique
A mini-course, with photos, to help you slice and dice safely!
P is for Placebo
Why the placebo effect is powerful, and how to use it to improve your health and happiness.
Feast: Generous Vegetarian Meals by Sarah Copeland, a review
A good read for those who like a pretty cook book, with a balanced mix of quick and elaborate, exciting, healthy, tasty recipes.
O is for Order
This series is an alphabetical exploration of 26 options for living well, despite everything. It answers the question–How can we live well, despite problems? By getting our lives in order! Disorder is a muddle. Havoc. A confusing, chaotic mess. A shambles. High Anxiety! Lawlessness! Which is to say, disorder is incompatible with living well. But order naturally deteriorates. The 2nd law of thermodynamics says that without intervention, all things move toward greater entropy and disorder. We have to INTERVENE in the natural course of things in order to maintain order. I, like most people, have struggled with getting and keeping my life in order. It took …