Author name: judyann dutcher

Food-a-Plenty

I have made many recipes from my birthday cookbook and rather than putting each in its own post, here they are up to this point: Stuffed Onions Rating: 4Note: Daughter said that the only thing thatwould have made them better is if they weredeep fried. Saffron Cauliflower Rating: 3Note: Kidss ate the whole thing without […]

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Wii Fit Santa Barbara

In 2008, Wii introduced Wii Fit, a balance board controller along with a new set of activity software. There was boxing, hula-hooping, running, aerobics, yoga, balance games, etc. It was mildly entertaining but not terribly useful for a triathlete to stay in shape. It became boring, as most videos games do. While exercising outside in

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What the Dog Saw

Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996. I had read The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference and thought I would give another of his books a try. Gladwell is eloquent, organized and thorough in his research. He lays out his perspective in a methodical

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Liquor-ish

Daugher, not knowing how to spell licorice asked how liquor and licorice are similar, thinking they were from the same root. She thought perhaps licorice was liquor-ish.

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Library Adventures

It’s International Literacy Month. In honor of National Library Card Sign Up Month, Lio got a library card. This is how I feel about my library card. Lio went on adventures all last week. While reading The Jabberwoky, the creature came to life, made a loud noise and was shushed by the librarian While reading

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