Frozen Beef Recall
Posted on November 30, 2008
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Blimpie has recalled over 5,000 pounds of beef sandwich portions for possible Listeria contamination.
The portions have thinly sliced beef with onions and come frozen. The USDA classifies this recall as…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Posted on November 27, 2008
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For all the folks celebrating Thanksgiving today, may you have a wonderful and safe day with family and friends.
I’m thankful for all of you who come to read and comment…
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Don’t Ignore Your Heart for the Holidays
Posted on November 25, 2008
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Don’t wait.
Cuts and burns aren’t the only disasters waiting to happen on Thanksgiving. Heart attacks also threaten to ruin your holiday meal.
There can be a tendency to ignore danger signs…
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Lean Cuisine Recall
Posted on November 19, 2008
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Close to a million pounds of Lean Cuisine dinners are being recalled by parent company Nestlé for little bits of hard plastic in the packages. At least one person has…
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Do I HAVE to Go to the Doctor?
Posted on November 12, 2008
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There’s a theme in the questions I get about carbon monoxide poisoning. Here’s part of an email I received recently:
For four months we have been renting a house with gas…
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Standard Time Saves Lives?
Posted on November 6, 2008
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Did you set your clocks back on Sunday?
I’ll bet you did. Either that, or you’ve been late to work all week.
If you did remember to set your clocks, right now…
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Don’t Be Blue About the Blue State Revolt
Posted on November 6, 2008
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Now that Obama has decisively won the election, it’s time to watch Uncle Joe and the other McCain supporters carefully.
Senator McCain concedes the…
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Is It a Fracture or Is It a Break?
Posted on October 27, 2008
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My son heard that question no less than a thousand times on Friday. You see, he broke — fractured — his leg on Wednesday during tackling drills at football practice.
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Horrors of Halloween
Posted on October 23, 2008
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Not all Halloween horrors are fake. Sometimes, really deadly things can happen just as you’re having a good time gathering candy.
Even as I’m shooing teenagers away from the candy corn,…
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Manly Skills
Posted on October 23, 2008
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Asylum, an online magazine, copied Popular Mechanics’ 100 Skills Every Man Should Know. To the magazine’s credit, they chose About.com for several of their tutorials. My only critique is that…
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