Fasting Aftermath

Fasting is actually work.  It takes a lot of effort. That seems strange at first, but thinking back over the past few days I realize the effort it took to succeed required a number of skills.  Skills are required every day in life in one form or another to accomplish ... Read More ...

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Fasting Day 3 - Big Loss

The Fasting Results Are In.After 3 and one half days I officially lost 12 pounds during this water only fast.  That has never happened before in any fast that I have done over the past 20 years.  I guess I am a little slow on the switch to realize why ... Read More ...

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Fasting vs. Dieting

Fasting has been a small part of my life for many years.  I started fasting back in the 70�s mainly as a spiritual act of contrition or cleansing.  After I got use to doing a fast, and it does take considerable mental adjustment, I was able to engage fairly easily ... Read More ...

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Cultivating Your Garden

Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, allow me to outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all.The purposes of cultivation are four: to get rid of weeds, to stimulate growth, letting air into the soil and freeing unavailable plant food, and lastly conserving moisture for the vegetables.As ... Read More ...

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Memory Palace

Memory systems always amaze me.  I read about them whenever I see something new.  However, too often, I forget to use them.  Consequently my short term memory fails frequently.  The primary system I use and learned many years ago is the peg system.  This system ties names to numbers.  You ... Read More ...

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Decorative Vegetable Planting

As a rule, we choose to grow bush beans rather than pole beans when we plant our garden vegetables in the fall in Arizona. I cannot make up my mind whether or not this is from sheer laziness. In a city backyard the tall varieties might perhaps be a problem since it ... Read More ...

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