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Look Ma, No Pump!

The circulatory system brings many substances to cells and then removes waste products that are the result of metabolism. Some of these substances cannot enter or return through the capillary walls, including excess fluid and protein molecules and they are then returned to the blood as lymph. Sewer or Subway? (as one study put it)… Read More

Salad Dressing Kick

The past few days I have been experimenting with new salad dressings. I tried two recipes which I didn’t create and they weren’t quite right for my taste, but with a few ‘tweaks’ I got them to where I wanted them. Both these recipes happen to be vegan. I am not a vegan, but I… Read More

On a roll…

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Whenever I have a lot of writing to do, I find that I also cook a lot more. I also walk my doggie pal Wilma a lot more. My wrists start to get sore (I have an exercise for that) and my brain gets fuzzy, so I unconsciously head to the kitchen. In the last… Read More

Bildungsroman

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(bil-doo ngz-roh-mahn) It’s a noun. It generally ‘denotes the education, development and maturing of a young protagonist’ or ‘the moral and psychological growth of the main character.’ Today, I was at my computer weaving my time between fundraising for DirectionFive and editing the health programs based on the kid’s comments from the pilot programs when… Read More