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Kugel Recipe from the Old Country Loving care and attention to detail, as well as insightful language to teach the uninitiated, mark this step-by-step, photo by photo tutorial on how to make a Jewish noodle dish one may never have even SEEN. I also shamelessly suggest that my great-grandmother, Ludmilla, made this. Gotta love her picture! She was, indeed, formidable.
Volunteer on Election Day 2008 (USA) Even if you were not voting for Obama, I hope you can sense what an incredible day and experience this was for me.
Baby Care Tips: Diaper Changing and More. This describes a few tidbits on parenting from some of the best years of my life. Love ya, M & B!!!!
3 Brain Boosting Activities for Senior Citizens This article gets lots of hits! It's either the baby boomers or the current set of caregivers to the elderly who seek out my wisdom. :) This article is a synthesis of research plus my ability to apply, analyze, and create new combinations of stimulating activities. The brain (mine anyway) never sleeps.
Jazz on St. Johns, US Virgin Islands Pure fun. My version of heaven is going to be this.
Travel Destination: Funky West Reading PA The West Reading Main Street Marketing Association should have paid me for this article! However, it was freely written out of love for our local enclave of creative people. It is my fix for a Soho or Greenwich Village. Happily, artistic energy is steeping West Reading.
How would YOU act out the word "nut?" Charades gone bad, very bad....
Kid Safe Recipe: No Bake Oatmeal Cookies Good for wee ones through junior high school.
Slumdog Millionaire and Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids - a movie comparison Slumdog isn't the only movie about India and its poverty.
Manifest Destiny, Jingoism, and A Sadder But Wiser United States Belligerent patriotism has the silliest name: jingoism. Of course, I have a few opinions about the name and the concept.
Time Travel Back 50 Years This is an easy way.
Play Dough Recipe to Make at Home Title tells the story.
2 Travel Treasures in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Peaceful, warm, and some cultural treasures.
Drum Builder Joins Community All about my good world drumming buddy, Doug, and his journey away from the U.S. Navy and into his own drum shop.
Michael Manring and David Cullen Two great friends and collaborators on guitar.
What IS a Drum Circle Find out.
Jazz in Berks County,PA:March Madness Every spring, my thoughts turn to what music is coming to Berks?
U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Band Free concerts are good, especially when they are offered by pros.
Artisans' Souls Infuse Their Wares My great drumming buddy, Doug, has a retail shop nearby. Icing on the cake is that I have a new friend, his partner, Sarah.
HUNKS of Greenspring Studly senior men tease us in a calendar.
City-data.com: Free Resource I highly recommend this site. Someone else compiled all the data for us.
Citizens Pumped for Voting Canvassing for the first black President on actual election day was a life-enhancing experience.
GLBTQ Tolerance for all humans.
The Human Cost of War in Iraq -- Eyes Wide Open Exhibit My account of helping set up an exhibit with unexpected reactions.
Free at LAST - We HAVE Overcome! The USA's first African-American-Black-Colored President.
Wilzbach-isms The official dictionary of words my family used.
Calming Effect of Snow It soothes my soul in many ways.
Paint - the Miracle Cure Easy and inexpensive decorating tool.
Using Eco-Friendly House Paint WOW Better than imagined.
More thoughts on parting with books Part of the anti-clutter movement.
Winter Sight Seeing in your Back (or Front) Yard Not "moose and squirrel" for our area. Try birds and squirrels.
A bachelor becomes a daddy to a cat It's a dear story and is pretty much true. Thanks, Pete!
Billy Joel's: Movin' Out A review of the show.
5 Good Things Curves Gyms Have There's more than exercise going on.
Mental Health & Metaphysical Mystery Unfamiliar ideas for me.
Clash in Therapeutic Diet Needs Balancing needs isn't always easy.
4 Good Things for Senior Adults Of course, I will never be such a creature. But for those of us who have older relatives, here is some info.
A Grandpa Story A few details have been changed, but not enough to disguise that this is about BT and MS of Mu Omega Mu.
Donating Yourself to a Medical School This information may help you explore options in your state.
CLL: A Caregiver's Introduction The beginning of it all.
CLL: A Must-Have Book Compassionate and comprehensive. This tome understands patients AND caregivers.
CLL: Comparing Two Chemotherapy Regimens There are many ways that doctors try to skin the CLL cat.
CLL: The Second Chemo Regimen Each time gets tougher on the patient's body.
CLL: Caregiver Support Groups Sometimes names are deceiving.
CLL: Cycle Number 4 Not fun.
CLL: Cleanliness is Next to many Good Things Cleanliness fights germs. This is important for immune-compromised people.
Circus of Cancer website is wonderful Details for those who need or want to know about chemotherapy.
Web review: chemotherapy.com It's a bland site, or maybe I just know too much already.
CLL: Neulasta (r), a medication More of the things I know about leukemia treatment.
Cancer Movies Review Criticisms and praise from someone in the trenches.
Con Kerr Cancer A way sewing people can share their love and gifts with the world.
Cancer Caregivers Support Groups Not all are worth the effort to attend.
Childrens Book Review: Cowlick! One of my tender, sweet little charges clued me in to this book.
"Houseboats" - Child's Play A Morgan favorite occupation for inside play.
Preschoolers and Messes Experiencing messes helps with learning.
Fun Learning Games for Children These ideas are on the teacher-side of fun.
"No" and the 6-month-old On this matter, I had the wisdom at the time I needed it: during my first-born's infanthood.
No-Cost Rainy Day Fun We Morgan kids were blessed with parents who could handle creative play.
Poor Parenting: Time to Require a License to be a Parent Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for the lawmakers on this issue.
Surround Montezuma with BRATS The diet that is easy on intestinal upsets.
Squirrel Feeder Folks - Part One When old people need to get a life, they turn to squirrel-watching.
Squirrel Feeder Folks - Part Two: The Battle More fun and games with the demented squirrel watchers.
Light Grey Velvet Gloves Don't be fooled: it's more about squirrels.
Squirrels in the Morning Sun Hey - I think they have Seasonal Affective Disorder like I have.
Blasphemy: It's in the Eye of the Beholder A humorous story.
Can you say Viagra? Good times with great colleagues at work.
Another glimpse at St. Munificentia R.C. School God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Sleeping In I am very good at this.
Stop THINKING Yourself Sick Personal experiences with the theory of neuro-linguistic programming.
How to make a photo smaller with Microsoft PAINT One does not need Photoshop or any of its clones to reduce the size of a photo.
Today.com frustrates me Title tells it.
My Top Ten Music Making Moments No surprises in this list.