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It’s Christmas time. The cookies are in play. These have a different frosting, tweaked spices, lots of sugar and butter. What do I think? I think of my aunt’s diabetes, of elevated glucose levels. I think of my hard-won battle with cholesterol. I think of the movie, Supersize Me, that I recently got from the [...]

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Monterey Bay Area writer Pat Hanson delivers some practical suggestions for handling a Christmas when material resources are short.
Virtual Christmas Giving: A True Story
I prefer Halloween to Christmas.  You can dress up any way you like, pretend, and have an excuse for putting on a mask.  As soon as retailers start luring us with Christmas [...]

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