A Summary: What Africa Gave Me

Posted on: March 12, 2026

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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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 …

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Sanoviv: Nearly done

Posted on: July 13, 2019

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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 …

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Sanoviv: Nutrition Lectures

Posted on: July 12, 2019

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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 …

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Sanoviv: Notes

Posted on: July 12, 2019

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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 🙂 …

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Sanoviv: Detox Protocol

Posted on: July 9, 2019

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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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Sanoviv: Facebook rocks

Posted on: July 1, 2019

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heading out the gate I guess I’ll get right to it. Yesterday, we took an ambulance ride to the ER in Tijuana. Since it’s still possible that one of you will spill the beans about me blogging I won’t go into details, but suffice it to say, we did. I rod …

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