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Spice Things Up with No-Carb or Low-Carb Sauces

The smaller your room is, the more you try to make it seem bigger. I’m speaking metaphorically, of course. Not everyone always feels, as Pharrell Williams claims to in his hit song, “like a room without a roof.” Our life situations can, at times, ...Read More

Ice Cream Possibilities for Diabetics and Low-Carbers

[NOTE: This article has been updated. Please see new material at the end of the article.] To misquote that wise old sage, Mick Jagger, you can’t always eat what you want. And nobody knows that better than those of us living with various kinds ...Read More

Getting Back the Things Windows 10 Removed

They all do it. The software giants create apps and functionality you come to love (or become addicted to) and then, on down the road, they pull the rug out from under you by discontinuing them. The official phrase is, “certain functionality has been ...Read More

A New Option for Diabetics and Those Watching Carbs

Let’s just say life catches up with you. You can run, but you can’t hide. You can’t dodge a smart bullet. Fried chickens come home to roost. All those annoying platitudes. For people of my era (somewhere between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic), ...Read More

There Is a Safe Place to Download Free Software

There is some really high quality software available for free these days, in almost every category – software that is powerful, easy to use, and highly effective. The problem is that on almost every site where it is available for download, the site intentionally ...Read More

Nashville’s BEST Used Book, Music, and Video Store

The first time you walk into McKay’s Books on Old Hickory Blvd. near Charlotte in West Nashville, TN, you just stand there in slack-jawed astonishment. Imagine a store the size of a Kroger supermarket filled with used books, music, movies, and a whole lot ...Read More

Great Music Free of Charge – A “Best-Kept Secret” You Need to Know About

Public libraries are fantastic, right? You can borrow books, CDs, movies – even download current MP3 music files for free. WHAT?????? You mean you didn’t know about that last one? Join the club. Neither do most people. Public libraries all over the country are ...Read More

Serendipity and Toe Covers

Bright and early each Saturday morning, I set out on a quest, as I have every Saturday morning for the past 35 years or so. (I also set out IN a Quest – I drive a Nissan Quest van). I am part of a ...Read More

Free Stock Photos – Royalty Free and No Attribution Required

Ever have a need for stock photos for work or personal use? Here are ten sites that offer photos for free. No copyright restrictions, no limitations, no attribution required. And did I mention they’re free? https://pixabay.com/ Both Photos and Clipart https://www.pexels.com/ https://stocksnap.io/ http://negativespace.co/ http://www.lifeofpix.com/ ...Read More

Shining stars in a landscape of mediocrity: the joy of expectations exceeded

It is really, really unusual these days to find a company that actually delivers on what it promises in its advertising. Just writing those words makes me really sad. Advertising today, whether print, TV, radio, whatever is intentionally crafted to make you think that ...Read More

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