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Buckle up!Of all the stuff I’ve ever had the privilege to write about, this post is probably in the top five (maybe even top three!) of what I’ve been most excited about researching and producing. The challenge has been compacting the amount of info available. There's a lot!
Yup, I realize this info can be found in a bunch of places and been reviewed by millions, but, I’m still compelled to share it. And because new information continues to be produced, maybe some of it’ll b...

 

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Several months ago, I began seeing some shout-out posts on social media promoting a new recovery from addiction program in my area. I’d not heard of it before, but was familiar with the church hosting it–the same one I grew up in. I still have family and friends attending there.   
Matthew & Becki Warren,
FacilitatorsIntrigued, I contacted the facilitators, Matthew and Becki Warren, who agreed to let me sit in on a session and meet some of the participants. T...

 

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This one might get ugly...It’s been my (at least) two-decade policy to not write bad reviews. That means, if I didn’t like a business or organization, I wouldn’t review them. In my more than 20 years of blogging, I’ve only written sincere, positive reviews on businesses and organizations whose work or products impressed me enough to want to point you in their direction.
But, I’m sorry to say, Spokeo has broken my streak and I feel obligated to do a ShoutOut as a warning, rat...

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If you’re not a fan already, you’re welcome...I’m probably late to the party, but I only found this place a few weeks ago. I only tend to be near the Mead Johnson complex in Evansville-West. A couple of my docs have offices not far from the area, so usually cruising through there after a checkup, on my way to 1st Ave for lunch. 
I’m not in Evansville (IN) regularly, and was not only surprised to see that Lee’s Chicken had closed but that a newer biz had opened in...

 

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Late learnerAlthough I grew up in Christian family, I was well into my twenties before I learned that, within Christendom, some regarded cremation as an unacceptable method of final disposition for the deceased. They can embalm (or not) bury or entomb but not cremate.
The first to share it with me was a Catholic colleague who’d become a close friend. Her mother, a Catholic, had been cremated and was not allowed to be buried in a Catholic cemetery. My friend wasn’t upset...

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This week in the FarmaCOPEia series...Let’s talk about inflammation, starting with what it is.
Inflammation: The body’s natural, protective immune system response to injury, infection, or irritation, designed to remove harmful agents and initiate tissue repair. It acts as a defense mechanism, often resulting in symptoms like redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function.
When tissues are damaged, the body releases chemicals (like histamine) that increase blood f...

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If you’ve not heard of zentangle art , above is an example of an AI Generated one I produced with Microsoft’s free AI generator. It’s crazy busy, intensely intricate and I probably couldn’t draw even a corner section of one as heavily designed as this one. Still, it’s a great example of how illustrious zentangling can get. It’s all in what the artist prefers to put into it or leave out of it.
Zentangle art was developed by Maria Thomas (a calligrapher and botanical illustrator)...

 

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Surprised?I was, too, at least about the good for diabetics part. I think country-folk are largely in the know about the health benefits of maintaining blackstrap molasses in their diets. Not just for themselves but also for their animals.
Other than flavor, what’s it good for?A lot! So much, I wish I’d researched it earlier, like before I had cancer and chemotherapy. You’ll see why in a bit.
To keep this as condensed as possible, I’m going with bullet points again. They’re bo...

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This is a short post that by no means intends to take away of the importance of the content. I’ve just produced this review to be intentionally spoiler-free, for good reason. I want it to have the chance it deserves, to have its own spot in everyone’s library. 
The brief back-storyNearly a year ago, I had the privilege of visiting a church, Cathedral of Glory , in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. As well as being a church, it’s also the main campus of th...

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Have you seen them, too?In the last few months, I’ve been seeing lots of advertisements for coffee, coffee-related and coffee-replacement products. An increasing reference to coffee rituals. I’m pretty news-nosy, and had never heard of coffee rituals until these ads began showing up in my YouTube feeds.
I was a little offended by them. I felt like they were insinuating coffee routines are actually rituals. 
I don’t know anyone that loves c...