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by Kevin Burton There are many ways to illustrate how a person can change and change profoundly over the years, but I can sum it up in two words. Stale Doritos. I was amazed recently to have to admit the truth. The spicy nacho Doritos in our pantry had expired…on my watch! …
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by Ally Hirschlag and Martha Henriques BBC (Part 2 of 2) Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and deep into meat and vegetables. But if we take certain steps, we can eat less of them. Kitchen utensils The starting …
How To Break Ten Bad Health Habits by Dictionary Scoop The accelerated pace of life can make us overlook our health a little by carrying out some habits that may seem harmless but are actually not good. Today, we identify ten bad health habits you might not even realize you’re doing! 1-Not changing your kitchen …
by Matt Fuchs Time Magazine We often overlook the dirtiest items in our homes because grime is invisible (think bacteria) or accumulates too gradually for us to notice. Another factor: our brains tend to tune out the appearance of familiar, everyday objects, in a phenomenon called attentional blindness. This means we’re least likely …
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by Kevin Burton Those of you who have turned to Page 7 for cleaning tips have been disappointed for the first (almost) three years. Sorry. It’s not that I lack expertise in this area. I know cleaning. Just ask my wife. It’s safe to say she is amazed at my eagerness to clean, …
Are you thankful for the little things? Can you tell the little things from the big things? I was forced on Friday to answer these questions, to stop and think about something I almost never think about. Five syllables, starts with an E, made my breakfast, brought us together as writer and reader. …
by Kevin Burton For me, it’s not that easy. Some of these heartless people at nationaldaycalendar.com were spot on in pointing out that May 9 was national Lost Sock Day. But then they went on to say it was a day to get rid of the unmatched socks. No, no, no, no, …
by Kevin Burton For some reason, the mere act of moving a piece of furniture into my office has jump started my inner neat freak. My long-somnolent, even comatose neat freak. There was a mini entertainment center we had in the master bedroom. My wife said it was broken down and with …
by Kevin Burton Did a little Christmas shopping today me and the wife. We were in the moment. The moment had been delayed at least three weeks, but it was still a moment. Let’s call it a moment out of place. We didn’t get 100 percent of the things done that we …
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