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We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

This was a very hard book to read. First, the woman who narrates the story, Eva, is highly intelligent, well traveled, and not particularly likable. Second, the subject is difficult, a high school rampage is hard to read about, especially from someone who knows the killer. Eva’s son Kevin kills seven of his classmates, a cafeteria worker and a teacher a few days before his sixteenth birthday. It is a well thought out and executed act. Not because Kevin was picked on or ostracized, if anything he did that to other children. The book is a series of letters that … Continue reading →

Bring Winter Flowering Shrubs to Your Garden

Winter and early spring flowers can bring color, structure, and scent to the winter and early spring garden. In the winter, a shrub adds color that breaks up the greys and blacks of the landscape. In the winter and early spring, a splash of color from flowers or berries adds a welcome variation to a snowy, icy winter garden. People choose flowering shrubs for many reasons. They create habitat and hiding places for birds, and they create groundcover for insects and frogs. Bird habitat is especially important in the winter, when trees have lost their leaves and a dense, shrubby … Continue reading →

Is Your Brain Shrinking? A New Study Says Stress Can Do It

Okay, it wasn’t bad enough that we are only using a small percentage of our brains. Now a new study shows that stress may actually be shrinking our brains. Suffering stressful events, such as a divorce or break up, an accident or other stressful life situation will actually shrink the brain. Now this is another good reason to do that yoga. The study found that being stressed out by these types of stressful events led to less gray matter in a particular part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, and important little piece of your cranium that regulates emotions and … Continue reading →

30 Day Shred

Jillian Michaels, America’s toughest trainer. That’s what they say anyway and I have to admit, she’s pretty tough. The 30 day shred program says you can lose up to 20 pounds in 30 days. I always take those claims with a grain of salt, I think weight loss is different for everyone depending on your body type and how much you have to lose. This video has three different levels, from beginner to advanced, and they are all tough! Each workout is 20 minutes long with a warm up and a cool down. I thought the first level would be … Continue reading →

Maria Shriver’s Family Tree

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Maria Shriver has been in the news lately in regards to her divorce from former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. I remembered that she was a news anchor for NBC before becoming California’s First Lady when Arnold was elected Governor. I had forgotten, however, that she is a Kennedy. Since I didn’t remember that Maria Shriver was part of the Kennedy family, I thought perhaps that other people may have, too. Politically, it is somewhat strange to think about. Members of the Kennedy family are Democrats, and her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is a Republican. I thought it would be interesting … Continue reading →

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Call It Quits

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Call me silly, but I didn’t see this one coming. Yesterday, it was announced that journalist Maria Shriver and the former governator Arnold Schwarzenegger are calling it quits. The couple has been married for 25 years, but they’ve been together even longer than that. They were introduced by Tom Brokaw in 1977. After about nine years of dating, the seemingly unusual couple married on April 26, 1986 in Hyannis, Massachusetts. They seemed like an odd couple because at the time, Schwarzenegger was a body builder turned actor who supported the Republican Party. Shriver, daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, was a … Continue reading →

Get a Free Shrimp Taco From Del Taco

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One of the great things about getting tacos for lunch or dinner is that they are generally inexpensive. Del Taco has all kinds of deals going on right now, but the best one is the one that gives you something for free. If you “like” Del Taco on Facebook, you can get a coupon for a free shrimp taco. If I had to guess, I would say that the free taco deal is the way that Del Taco is making people aware that “Crispy Shrimp is back”. This means that three things have returned to the menu. The crispy shrimp … Continue reading →

The Big Shred

Mail, mail mail. So much mail. While the transition to digital caused a lot of spam to pop up in our inboxes, computers also offered the ability to automate the identification an elimination of much of the spam we might receive. However imperfect those spam filters are, they are certainly a valuable tool simply because we don’t have to deal with all of the junk that comes in on a case by case basis. I’m willing to lose the occasional email to embrace that feature. The same automate process does not exist for your average physical mailbox. That wonderful system … Continue reading →

Home Mushroom Kits

I love mushrooms. I didn’t when I was younger, but I think mushrooms are those types of things that either you love them or hate them. You never really hear anyone say “Well, you can put mushrooms on the pizza, whatever.” It is usually either a “Yes!” or “No!” reply. But the thing about mushrooms that keeps me from eating them so much is they tend to be a bit expensive and even when I do buy them, they don’t last for very long. But, there are home mushroom kits where you can grow your own at home. Now, you … Continue reading →

Shrimp Appetizers

I love shrimp. So I am always drawn to recipes that include this lovely tasty treat. Here are two appetizers that are low in fat and calories! Chipotle Spiced Shrimp Ingredients 1/2 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 32 shrimp) 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 1/2 teaspoons water 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder 1/2 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped Directions Rinse shrimp in cold water. Pat dry with a paper towel and set aside on a plate. To make the marinade, whisk together the tomato paste, water and oil in a … Continue reading →