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If you want to gather insight so as to know someone better, spend some time checking out what they read. Or better yet, take some time to...

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Some say it is because I was an October baby, others believe it is because I am a Libra, still others disagree completely with me. But I...

A while back, in The not so humble cookbook, I wrote about cookbooks that literally changed the course of food preparation,...

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Sea breezes, the squawk of gulls, the scent of coco and salty air; I am at the beach. Colorful mini shops on wheels sell cheerful...

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