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(Warning: this article is not my usual  lighter style, due to it’s serious nature, but as always, it is what is on my heart.) I, too, am enraged by the attack on our Capitol on January 6, 2021. My country is under attack! Democracy in America is under attack! Americans are under attack … by…Continue reading “Proud to be an American… of Chinese Descent”

You can shoot a 3 pointer like a pro, or you can even shoot it AS the pro. You can drive a car at the tender age of …. well, whenever you can manipulate the controller. You can go to battle and get assassinated, several times over and still live to play another day. ThereContinue reading ““Replay””

So you had an extra helping. You indulged. You ate it even though blah, blah, blah. When it comes to food, I want you to encourage you to stop beating yourself up. The Holiday Season aka the “Feasting” season has just ended and social media would have us believe that we blew it and nowContinue reading ““Not Guilty””

It doesn’t mean you should wear it. “I love your top!” “The pattern of your leggings is so cute!” “Are short sleeves or no sleeves better for working out in?” “What kind of sports bra do you wear?” OK, lady… now you are getting kind of personal. I’ve received these compliments followed by the inquirerContinue reading “If the shoe fits…”

Are you so over 2020? Ready to ring in the New Year? For many that means New Year’s resolutions. Overwhelmingly, the number one resolution in popularity is… all together now…. “Losing Weight”. But surveys on keeping resolutions is disheartening. “Sundried conducted a survey with a reach of 4,000 people and found that 43% of people expect to give up their goalContinue reading “2021, Bring it on”

Gene Kelly was “singing in the rain” but his joy was evident in his dancing as if he hadn’t a care in the world. No matter that it was raining, watching him glide through the streets made it seem like the sun was shining bright because of the warm feeling in your heart. Yes, danceContinue reading “One, Two, Cha-Cha-Cha”

Ok, that was pretty bad but… even Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother knew pumpkins were magical gourds. It’s that time of year where there is no escaping them. The orange squash are everywhere you look from doorsteps and porches to markets and “patches”. Closing your eyes will do you no good because pumpkins are on every menu.Continue reading “Let me give you “pumpkin” to think about…”

Funny… At first glance it would appear that I drink pesto. And not so very long ago, I wrote about the power of our eyes to intrigue our desire for all things edible. While, your vision would be the instigator, God blessed us with other fabulous senses to bring the entire smoothie experience to fruition.Continue reading “Do my eyes deceive me?”

“We eat with our eyes first.” Yet it is our tongue that will savor the sweetness or sense the heat in the spicy or retract from the sour, the bitter… and salivate with with the savory. So what role can our eyes play in the win or loss of the game of nutrition? Close yourContinue reading “That looks delicious…”