Poetry: No More Spoons

One of our members submitted this poem. I am nearing the end of my tether My spoons have nearly run out I need a close friend In whom I can depend And talk through my feelings of doubt. It’s so hard to say how I’m feeling To express all the thoughts that I hide If you don’t really feel That

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Book Review: “Cesar’s Way” by Cesar Millan, with Melissa Jo Peltier

Cesar Millan, host of National Geographic Channel’s “Dog Whisperer”, brings his knowledge and technique to millions more through his new book, “Cesar’s Way.” This engaging and comprehensive non-fiction work begins with Cesar’s life story growing up in Mexico and the steps that brought

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Product Review: Anti Snor Therapeutic Ring

On a scale of one to ten of snoring potential, my husband is probably around a five. He comes from a family of snorers who rate around nines and tens, so I’ve always been grateful that he wasn’t worse. But when you are ill, in pain, and having sleep issues, snoring around a level of five feels

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Personal Essay: It’s okay not to smile.

When you suffer from an illness it’s hard to be upbeat all the time. One can’t always smile through the pain or think mind over matter will move a mountain (or even the trash to outside the door). It’s a sad part of life no one ever wants to talk about. The truth is when your joints hurt and y

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Movie Review: Hot Fuzz (2007)

Sergeant Nicholas Angel is a London police officer with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer. His superiors think he's making them look bad so they transfer him to Sandford, a boring, "crime-free" town. Once there, on his first night there, Angel notices something suspicious in the pu

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Movie Review: Wild Hogs (2007)

Four middle-aged men, who belong to a weekend warrior "gang" called the Wild Hogs, feel that they've grown old and lame so one of them talks the group into going on a road trip on motorcycles to become real bikers. They have fun at first, until they meet true bikers in a New Mexico bar belonging to

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