Laughing @ Middle Age, a Cartoon by Pat Achilles
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Going to Market
by Chrysa Smith For several years, I've been wanting to go to Chelsea Market in NYC.It's a foodie attraction, housed in an old Nabisco warehouse in the Meat Packing District of the city--a fairly hip and trendy area (once the site of hanging slabs of beef). It's been featured on the Food Network (which has office space in the building) and in culinary mags. So yesterday, with son back at college and husband [...]
Hair in All the Wrong Places
A Middle-Aged Woman Laughs (and Cringes) at Wandering HairBy: Mary Fran BontempoMy daughter was staring. “You have a hair on your chin,” she announced.“What?!” I shrieked. “Where?” “Right there,” she said, pointing. “It’s pretty long, too.”“Oh my god! I yelped, frantically slapping at my face.“Go like this,” Laura gestured, wiggling a finger under her own, youthfully hair-free chin, “you’ll feel it.”Sure enough, there it was defiantly poking its way out of the bottom [...]
Publishing Seminar!
Come Join us at Mercer County Community College on Thursday, August 12th from 7-9 PM for our informative Publishing Seminar!Three Women, Three Authors, Three Approaches to Publishing You finally finished “The Great American Novel.” Maybe you’re putting the final touches on that children’s book you’ve been penning. Perhaps you want to publish your memoirs for posterity. How do you go from typing on your computer to holding the finished book in your hands? Join authors [...]
A Chemist Looks at Beauty & Aging from the Inside
by Bob Sandewicz, Chemist Juan Ponce de Leon is best known as the man who sought the elusive “Fountain of Youth”. That the famous explorer landed in what today is Florida is deliciously ironic, given that state’s large senior citizen population. Poor Juan truthfully cannot be blamed for his pursuit of perpetual youthfulness, as humans always have tried to maintain a fresh, young appearance. Throughout the ages, various formulations, either home-made or store-bought, [...]
Bountiful Berries
by Chrysa SmithBerries are in season. They're cheap. They're plentiful. They're in every market. So let's take advantage of all of those blueberries and strawberries bursting with color and flavor and juice and healthy anti-oxidants and nutritional value----and make something for dinner. I must confess, I am a summer fruit gal. But I've never been fond of blueberries. So, after hearing how wonderful they are for you, I looked and looked for a [...]