By Vivian Molick from the September 2012 Edition “Pass the Buck” Do you ever wonder where or how these types of phrases originated? I do, so I went to check it out. Today the meaning has come to mean “trying to avoid blame or responsibility by passing it on to someone else”. But, of course, […]
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By Karen Trom from the September 2012 Edition Are you Toxic? Do you clean, bathe, breathe, and eat? Then the answer is probably yes. Pretty much everything is our life from our food, our lawns, our house and personal hygiene exposes us to chemicals. Some of these have immediate toxic effects but others are slower, […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the September 2012 Edition Veitchia Merrillii Family: Arecaceae (Also known as a Christmas Palm, Adonidia or Dwarf Royal Palm) This happy little palm is attractive, well proportioned, neat appearing, and nicely symmetrical. It sports dark green, feather leafed fronds and is a moderately fast grower. It can be planted as a […]
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By Karen Trom from the August 2012 Edition Sugar, Sugar! I ran across some very disturbing trivia while researching this article about sugar. The Archie’s song “Sugar Sugar” was the Number One song of the year in 1969 in both the United States and Canada. I like that song but with all the great music […]
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In this issue: Health Sugar Sugar – Karen Trom Living in Mexico Real Mexico – Terry Sovil Where are all the Mexican Seniors – Suzanne A. Marshall Lifes Lessons Learned – Freda Rumford Letter to Dan – Kirby Vickery Nature Starfish Flower – Tommy Clarkson Computers Configure your Mouse – Vivian Molick Finances Dollar cost […]
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By Yann Kostick from the August 2012 Edition You have heard of dollar cost averaging: the process of making investments at regular intervals over time. But have you tried it? You may find it worthwhile because it can be an effective investment strategy. Dollar cost averaging establishes discipline; you build a habit of regular investment […]
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By Vivian Molick from the August 2012 Edition “CONFIGURE YOUR MOUSE POINTER TO SAVE TIME & MOVEMENT” Today I’m going to show you how you can configure your mouse pointer to automatically move to the default button in a dialog box. For example, if you’re saving a bunch of files, you can just click the […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the August 2012 Edition Giant Starfish Flower, Stapelia gigantean Family: Asclepiadaceae (Also known as a Carrion Flower, Carrion Plant, Carrion Lily, Toad Cactus, Zulu Giant or Hairy Giant Starfish Flower) In the Asclepiadaceae – Milkweed or Madagascer Jasmine family there are around 100 species of the succulent perennial Stapelia. They originated […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the August 2012 Edition Dear Dan, You had told me on more than one occasion that you feel that you have missed out on a lot of things that you could have collected in other countries because of your youthful and wild ways. You told me that your Navy experiences in […]
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By Freda Rumford from the August 2012 Edition Fairly recently, we have had additions to our family. The first is a mostly Siamese cat whom we called Ming-tu after a similar cat who lived with us years ago, when the family still with us was both younger and larger, named Ming. Over the weeks the […]
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