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—– Cancer News from Johns Hopkins —– 1. No plastic containers in microwave. 2. No water bottles in freezer. 3. No plastic wrap in microwave. This is such valuable information … and easy to forget sometimes, especially with the convenience of both the microwave and plastic water bottles. My 2 cents worth: don’t reuse your…

Okay, I admit it. I am a HUGE fan of Harry Potter and I am itching to see the next movie out in July and read the final novel …. In the interim, however, I’ll have to hang onto the knowledge that JK Rowling is currently in the process of writing that final book in…

Just as September peeks it’s unruly head around the corner, the ‘big chill’ set in yesterday, blustery and brutal by Calgary standards. And of course, this sets me off on a tangent, daydreaming of tropical sandy beaches and lush mosaic sunsets, visions enough to cast off any dismal thoughts of the ensuing winter just around…

It was so good to get away, to leave a dank dim home so musty and clogged with summer’s humidity, the sort that hangs heavily, thick as cottage cheese. Yuck … My partner and I wanted to go hang out with Kali, Ed and his two friends from Mexico, Ricardo and Marcel. We joined them…

I’ve been informed today that the Guatemalan postal system is completely unreliable and corrupt, and that receiving or sending any articles in the mail can not be counted on, unless sent or received through a public service such as UPS or Fed-Ex. Because of this small tidbit of information, I’m not too sure about how…