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Three Questions, December 27, 2024

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled. ~ Benjamin Spock Three Questions, December 27, 2024 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering the questions … Continue reading

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Three Questions, December 9, 2024

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~ Ashley Montagu Three Questions, December 9, 2024 You can find the background to The Three Questions in … Continue reading

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Cooking Makes Me Happy

One of the most meditative times of my day is when I’m cooking. ~ Gabrielle Bernstein Cooking Makes Me Happy So this week a friend posted a picture from one of my favorite restaurants in New Orleans, Cochon. He was … Continue reading

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The Joy of Growing and Cooking Food

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne It’s funny, because I’m a single guy and too many people have a sitcom level of understanding of the complexity of … Continue reading

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Make a Little Happiness

There is no sincerer love, than the love of food. ~ George Bernard Shaw It’s been raining in Northern California pretty much constantly since December 24th. I happily avoided a week of the rain by being in the Mojave Desert … Continue reading

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I Love Thanksgiving

Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it’s more important to make yourself feel good. ~ Ina Garten I love Thanksgiving and this year I decided to go … Continue reading

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Food makes me happy

I love food, I love to cook and I especially love to eat. As I relayed in last week’s post one of the several reasons that I love Thanksgiving so much, it is very much a cooking and eating holiday … Continue reading

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I Love the Fall

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~ George Eliot I love fall, there’s a smell on the air that always says … Continue reading

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A Day of Rest

So, if you’ve been following this blog you know that recently I’ve been talking about some of the struggles I’ve been having. As I continue to climb out of the well of depression, there are simple things that I always … Continue reading

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Happiness and Lo-carb Eating

Happiness and Lo-carb Eating Unfortunately for me I have a family pre-disposition to Type 2 diabetes. And over my life I haven’t helped myself by being overweight and having a deep affection for Coca-Cola. Type 2 Diabetes So for almost … Continue reading

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