Column: Avoid These Three Mistakes When Setting New Year’s Resolutions
The Pain Free AthletePolls show that one quarter of people who set New Year’s Resolutions drop their efforts by the end of the first week. This figure rises to a third by the end of the first month and is over half at the conclusion of six months. Not very promising statistics, especially since many resolutions are set to improve health. Losing weight tops the list as the most common resolution almost every year.
As a wellness coach, I work with clients to make positive lifestyle and behavior changes Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column by JIM O’DONNELLWe finally got a print of American Hustle which we will open Friday. It has a stellar cast and is getting great reviews, and has seven Golden Globe nominations. Do check out the trailer on one of the websites.
Guess what film is number two in the nation this week – Frozen. That’s kind of strange after it’s been out for six or seven weeks. Well I’m not going to argue with the numbers and we are still getting requests. So guess what? We’re bringing it back for a one week run this Friday.
For those of you who do not like 3D, you’re in luck. All shows will be 2D Read More
Slavery and Science Fiction
By TOM KINGScience fiction usually tells tales of galactic daring-do as Humans engage in competition or conflict with mysterious Aliens met somewhere in the dark reaches of interstellar space. I love those kinds of stories by writers from the Classic era to the present. The idea of a hopeful interstellar future really appealed to me, a child of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear Armageddon. But then, why have four of my sci-fi novels dealt with the issue of far-future slavery of both Humans and Aliens?
My second novel Ancestor’s World, part of the StarBridge series by A.C. Crispin, Read More
‘Amelie’ Wins You Over With Whimsical Sweetness
Movie poster for ‘Amelie.’
Review by KELLY DOLEISI
The next film in the library’s Free Film Series, while not technically holiday themed, is so buttery rich and honeyed that it belongs in The Nutcracker’s Land of Sweets.
“Amelie” (2001, rated R for sexuality) tells the life story of Amelie Poulain, beginning with her conception and building to her first cutely quixotic attempt at romantic love.
Amelie has a horrible, but hilariously summarized, childhood. In part because of a mistaken and of course symbolic diagnosis of a heart defect, and in part because of her parents’ undemonstrative Read More
Food on the Hill: Holiday Drinks
This week’s recipe: Holiday Drinks
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Hot Christmas Punch
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Mix all together in a sauce pan and heat and stir until the brown sugar is dissolved. Serve warm.
Champagne Punch
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Mix and serve
Suicide Tea
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Fitness Column: The Right Way to Lose Weight
Fitness Column: The Right Way to Lose WeightThe resolution season is upon us and many of you are deciding to make this the year you lose those extra pounds. Whether it’s a couple pounds or many, the key to successful weight loss is to do it the right way.
I see people every day who are achieving their goals and shedding those excess pounds by eating right and exercising. This is the right way to lose weight. Crash diets, trendy weight loss methods and expensive gimmicks and supplements might provide some temporary success on the scale. But, invariably, they will fail and leave you right back Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Warming the Hen House
How the Hen House Turns: Warming the Hen HouseAs the calendar creeps toward January, it’s time to worry about cold weather for the Hen House gang. I’ve probably mentioned this before, but it’s very scary when ducks shiver. It happens at 14 degrees F. You know it’s very cold, probably too cold for the hens’ combs to survive unfrozen. The birds need a warm refuge, especially at night.
Husband Don found a great solution, a safe thin oil heater, small enough to fit behind chicken wire and sit on a box away from the straw. It’s able to hold a low temp. I keep it at 40 degrees Read More
