Life
Still here after the end of the world, and still tapping | WHIDBEY RECIPES
Well, it would appear I’m not among the chosen enraptured few, because I’m still here today and, while…
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Taxpayers’ annual gift of $3 billion doesn’t seem to buy much gratitude | WHIDBEY RECIPES
If someone sent you a check for $3 billion every year, what would you do with it? And…
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Who knew that patch of rhubarb would go such a long way | WHIDBEY RECIPES
The affair began innocently enough and, frankly, I never thought it would last as long as it has.…
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Spring cleaning time already? Better send in the Readybot | WHIDBEY RECIPES
If it’s April, it must be time for spring cleaning. Unfortunately, that happens to be at the very…
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Graying boomers will learn the challenges many of us already face | WHIDBEY RECIPES
Reading in Jessie Stensland’s story last week that the population of Island County is growing grayer by the…
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Universe’s ‘dark matter’ sends my gray matter into orbit | WHIDBEY RECIPES
There it was, in the third paragraph of a very brief article about the final flight of Shuttle…
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Looking for a ray of hope from across the water | WHIDBEY RECIPES
In spite of a certain lack of cooperation from the weather, spring is showing itself.
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Catastrophe in Japan leaves little enthusiasm for merriment
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, actually one of my favorite celebratory days because of the food and drink…
Life
Here’s something you won’t want to pick up at the store | WHIDBEY RECIPES
If you’ve just finished breakfast or lunch, or if you’re feeling a bit squeamish, you may want to…
Life
A little — or a lot — of garlic can be the cure to what ails you | WHIDBEY RECIPES
Finally, just when it seemed winter would never end, March has arrived, and if it’s March, spring must…
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Quinoa: What’s as old as the Incas is new among foodies | WHIDBEY RECIPES
Three thousand years B.C., possibly even more, the Incans were cultivating and consuming quinoa, which they called the…
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Ever-changing news on ‘unhealthy’ foods leaves me scrambling | WHIDBEY RECIPES
What goes ’round, comes ’round, as the saying goes. If you have patience and can wait long enough,…
Life
Our tech-savy society is feeling the hurt in this Internet age | WHIDBEY RECIPES
It’s a lethal combination, cowardice and vitriol. And that lethal combination is seeping into one of the most…