Cooking Safety Begins With Me Not Cooking

            It goes without saying that the best way to maintain safety in a kitchen is to keep me out.             But I said it anyway, and as it happens, the theme of this year’s […]

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A CAT Scan Is Nothing To Sneeze At

The source of my sinus infections has finally been isolated. It was in my sinuses. Maybe I should be more specific. Various allergy/sinus/head doctors poked and prodded me for years. A sleep study revealed I […]

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How Benjamin Franklin’s Kevlar Saved America

John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Second U.S. President, and all around unpleasant guy, had this to say about America’s Independence Day: “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, […]

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Even The Cure is no cure for Chicago traffic

Seven years ago, I swore I would never, EVER drive in Chicago again. Last Saturday, we drove to Chicago. Again. It was for the same reason as last time, to see The Cure in concert. […]

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A Real Weather Wizard

 Seasonal changes can get confusing. Of course, every place in the world has the same expression: If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes: It’ll change. (There are possible exceptions, such as, say, the […]

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