Articles & Essays

Playtime

“Play keeps us vital and alive. It gives us an enthusiasm for life that is irreplaceable. Without it, life just doesn’t taste good” -Lucia Capocchione We had the pleasure of having all four of our grandchildren come up to the High Plains and stay with us for a while this summer. They were all four […]

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Real Food Doesn’t Wear a Label

Real food has something processed food doesn’t have – fiber. The food industry removes the fiber to stabilize the food, so it won’t go rancid. Fiber reduces the shelf life and that’s unacceptable to the big industrial food companies, so their answer is to remove it. The problem is that, it’s not food anymore. It might look like food and taste like food but it is a very poor substitute for real food. Unless chronic disease and obesity are desired, instead of health. 

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Human Paradox

The big advantage we had as children was that we knew we didn’t know. We were fearless little explorers; laughing, running and playing. Full of imagination and curiosity about what nature and the Great Wide World would show us. Collecting a hand full of dandelions or roly-polies, the questions flowing non-stop. How high is the

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Walk to Live, Live to Walk

Walk, Hike, Trek, Mosey, Meander, Amble, Ramble, Saunter, Stroll, Hoof it, Tramp, Stride, Wander, Tread, Roam, Traipse, Move, Go, Proceed, Make Way, Perambulate, On foot, Stretch the legs, Leg it, Sashay, Stalk, Strut, Swagger, Shuffle, Stagger, Stumble, Toddle, Waddle, Scramble and Trot. An entire paragraph of Walk Synonyms. Stagger, Stumble and Waddle bring up some bad

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