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Appropriately Weighted
Posted on: July 16, 2026
Whew! Smoke barges inSome become the evening airBoth can still belong. There are ideas that arrive all at once. And then there are ideas that quietly begin following you around. This one has been doing that. For weeks now, I’ve been trying to put a wor …
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A Summary: What Africa Gave Me
Posted on: March 12, 2026
This is shaping up to be the travel day to end all travel days. The morning began with a few-hour drive from the Cheetah Conservation Fund to the airport in Windhoek. Thankfully only a small portion of the route qualified as what Abraham liked to call …
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The Court of Master Sommeliers (as it applies to South African Wines)
Posted on: February 23, 2026
(a.k.a. Yes, I Actually Did That) Before we dive into South Africa, a small (but actually not small) preface. During COVID — when the rest of the planet was perfecting sourdough — I enrolled in the Certified Introductory level with the Court of Master …
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Insurance, Hospice, & The Universe Balancing The Books
Posted on: May 20, 2020
I thought I’d update the blog with a little bit of what I’m experiencing here in “my husband is dying” land. Hospice. Our insurance (Kaiser) pays for Hospice 100%. Hospice’s “gating requirement” is that the patient has been given less than 6 months to …
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Resistant Starch & Bone Broth
Posted on: September 25, 2019
Hi: It’s funny the things that we do because we think that one thing (or another) is “better for” us. I’ll give you an example. I have always really loved (and sometimes had a craving for) white rice. Butofcourse, white rice is not GOOD for you, BROWN …
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Sanoviv: Energy Medicine
Posted on: July 15, 2019
Who knows? This might be my last post. We have one full and two half days left. I have done all but the largest one of my client projects, which I have just slated for tomorrow, leaving myself today and part of tomorrow to work out. The plan as it stan …
Read MoreSanoviv: Nearly done
Posted on: July 13, 2019
Today was paleo pancake day – my favorite 😉 (Well, the nut-ola day is pretty close, especially if they make the macadamia milk!) As hubby said though, these are very dense pancakes – two is actually probably “one too many.” Not sure if the recipe wil …
Read MoreSanoviv: Nutrition Lectures
Posted on: July 12, 2019
H and my boys Andy (left) and Arnold (right) This blog post will be a compilation of a bunch of nutrition lectures that we have had while here. I believe that the Director of Nutrition, Sue Ward, is coming out with a book that addresses “diets,” which …
Read MoreSanoviv: Notes
Posted on: July 12, 2019
This post is – quite literally – just a compilation of all the notes I’ve written that didn’t already “wend their way” into another post! I guess I will do them as “bullets” – but there’s no rhyme or reason to what goes first, next, etc. Just notes 🙂 …
Read MoreSanoviv: Detox Protocol
Posted on: July 9, 2019
While hubby was at the hospital, he suggested that I do the Detox protocol. This protocol is usually done in concert with one of the other protocols (Lyme, etc.) but it can be done by itself. By way of full disclosure, the 7 day program is just under $ …
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