Monthly Archives: June 2009

Billy Graham on Atheists

Posted on June 30, 2009 by admin

The sap in my veins starts bubbling when some ignoramus like Billy Graham spouts nonsense that’s layered in irony thick enough to frost over the entire Statue of Liberty. On June 30 of 2009, you see, in one of his … Continue reading →

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Healthy Birchermuesli Recipe

Posted on June 27, 2009 by admin

I received the email you’re about to read for healthy Bircher Muesli from Megan, a reader of my vegetarian recipe newsletter. Here’s what Megan had to say: Chet, thanks for posting John Tobe’s muesli recipe on your website. I worked … Continue reading →

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Yoga of Eating

Posted on June 25, 2009 by admin

Since 1993 I’ve read so many books on diet and nutrition I could literally fill a large garage with them. In fact, if I hadn’t donated most of the health books I’ve read over the years to Goodwill, the CasaDay … Continue reading →

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A Music Meditation

Posted on June 24, 2009 by admin

For this week”s meditation, we turn to the late, great jazz musician, Charlie Parker, who wrote… Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out your horn. Your life is an … Continue reading →

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Healthy Cole Slaw Recipe

Posted on June 23, 2009 by admin

From all my years as a natural health writer, I’ve managed to collect literally thousands of tasty, easy-to-prepare, and healthy recipes… recipes that aging boomers can (and should) eat and enjoy. Today I’m going to start sharing some of these … Continue reading →

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How to Just Be

Posted on June 18, 2009 by admin

For this week’s meditation on how to just be, we turn an ear to Robert Linssen, author of Living Zen, who writes… Being incapable of conjugating the verb “to be,” we conjugate instead the verb “to have.” But as the … Continue reading →

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Pneumonia Cure

Posted on June 17, 2009 by admin

One of the things I plan to do with this blog is to provide a variety of natural remedies for some of the more common ailments aging boomers are apt to contend with as they continue to trod down the … Continue reading →

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How to Do Without

Posted on June 12, 2009 by admin

For this week’s meditation on how to do without, we turn to one of my favorite Russian writers, Feodor Dostoyevsky, who keenly points out… Wealth is the number of things one can do without. I don’t know about you, but … Continue reading →

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Vegan Diet Dangers

Posted on June 10, 2009 by admin

In my other life where I try to earn a living, I spend a lot of time writing about natural health, nutrition, fitness, and related topics. Because I was for several years a raw foodist and strict vegan, I occasionally … Continue reading →

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Cancel Newsweek Subscription

Posted on June 9, 2009 by admin

Here’s the letter I wrote a few minutes ago to cancel my subscription to what was once a decent weekly news magazine: To Whom It May Concern: The new Newsweek is totally unreadable, and I want to cancel my subscription … Continue reading →

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