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Crystal Ball, Feb. 22, 2012

by jmagdefrau on February 21, 2012

If you didn’t already know, February is National Heart Month. This has been on my mind because it’s also the month I annually have blood drawn for a fasting lipid panel. This is a cholesterol test but the important word isn’t “lipid,” it’s “fasting,” which translates to “not eating for 12 hours.” Which is something [...]

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Crystal Ball, Feb. 15, 2012

by jmagdefrau on February 15, 2012

Without a doubt, advances in technology over the last 10 years have occurred at a staggering pace. It’s hard to keep up with the newest gadgets and gizmos. They’re releasing something new every time you turn around. Remember when it was a really big deal when someone got a cell phone? I didn’t realize how [...]

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Crystal Ball, Feb. 8, 2012

February 8, 2012 Crystal Ball

Groceries, meals and leftovers I wonder what percentage of my life I spend in the grocery store? It’s not a bad thing – I like grocery shopping and feel fortunate to live in a country where the food supply is abundant, safe and affordable. But how in the world can two people eat so much? It [...]

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Crystal Ball, Feb. 1, 2012

February 1, 2012 Crystal Ball

We’ve all done it – dropped something we were eating, picked it up, brushed it off and eaten it anyway, muttering something about the five second rule. This piece of urban folklore holds that if you grab up a dropped food item within five seconds, bacteria won’t have time to jump onto it from whatever [...]

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Crystal Ball, Jan. 25, 2012

January 24, 2012 Crystal Ball

  By MELINDA WICHMANN It was more of a wind day but who’s counting. It took until nearly the middle of January to get the first snow day of the year so I’m not going to split hairs about what to call it. We got a little snow and a lot of wind out of [...]

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Crystal Ball, Jan. 18, 2012

January 17, 2012 Crystal Ball

If it ain’t broke … Last week I wrote about wanting to try a different sugar cookie cut out recipe after two decades of using only the recipe given me by a late aunt. This week I will be writing about the stupidity of trying to fix things that are not broken. The recipe I [...]

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Crystal Ball, Jan. 11, 2012

January 10, 2012 Crystal Ball

It’s a brand spanking new year. New goals. New dreams. A new desk calendar that doesn’t have yesterday’s lunch spilled on it. Maybe it’s only symbolic but I like the idea of January bringing a brand new start. Maybe this will be the year the diet works, the year the budget works, the year I [...]

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Crystal Ball, Jan. 4, 2012

January 3, 2012 Crystal Ball

This is the time of year when everyone looks back and recounts the highlights of the last 12 months. If you’re like me, this is easier said than done. I know I did a bunch of stuff and some of it went good and some of it went not so good and hopefully I’ll remember [...]

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Crystal Ball, Dec. 28, 2011

December 29, 2011 Crystal Ball

Back in the day when members of my 4-H club drew names for a Christmas gift exchange, the amount we could spend was $3. I saw in a recent 4-H meeting write-up that the current going rate is $10. Probably a good idea. You couldn’t get much for $3 these days. *** I’ve reached the [...]

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Crystal Ball, Dec. 21, 2011

December 20, 2011 Crystal Ball

Cookie Crumbs Cookie baking is standard operating procedure in most homes during the holidays. Special recipes for bars, cut-out cookies, candy and whatever you can dip in almond bark are pulled from files and kitchen counters are soon dusted with powdered sugar and splattered with vanilla. Everyone has their favorites when it comes to Christmas [...]

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