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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...
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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...
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On a roll…

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 couple days I...
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Bildungsroman

(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...
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Nature Deficit Disorder

Doesn’t just the thought of walking down this path make you calmer? It certainly does that for me. I absolutely need my time in nature or I start to get a little stir crazy. Nature time is a necessary part of life for me. Nature deficit disorder is a term coined...