It’s a food that you hear about over and over again as America tries to get back on track to eat healthier. Salmon. It’s high in omega 3 fatty acids, which aids cardiovascular health. Now the food industry, supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, wants to alter this... Read more →
Today, just after I had finished a long effort of editing a book for my acupuncturist and was getting ready to cook some food for the first time in days, boom – the lights went out. It was semi-dark, about 6 p.m. After calling Puget Sound Energy, I thought I... Read more →
For a while I ate energy bars. My rationale was that it was better than eating a candy bar or other junk food from the vending machine at work. Then I started gaining weight. I quit the energy bars because they were just extra calories. I took an extra apple... Read more →
Today I was more organized than last year when I couldn’t find my county’s Labor Day event in time to attend. I had a good time this afternoon at the Thurston-Lewis-Mason Central Labor Council picnic in a nearby park. It was especially great to drive up to the park entrance... Read more →
Sensio Inc., a Montreal importer/distributor, is recalling about 25,000 slow cookers. The slow cooker's control panel can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard. Sensio has received 60 reports of the control panels of the slow cookers smoking, melting and sparking and three reports of panels catching fire. Fourteen incidents... Read more →
Which consumer experiences cheered you recently and which ones made you want to scream or weep? Here are my best and worst consumer experiences this week: My best: A visit to IKEA My last visit to IKEA was terrible. I didn’t get a map or know how to utilize the... Read more →
Travel Labor Day travel will up almost 10 percent in 2010, compared to last year, with 34.4 million Americans expected to travel more than 50 miles between Thursday and Monday.Car travel will likely increase 10.3 percent even though gas prices are about 15 cents a gallon higher than they were... Read more →
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, was created by the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It’s a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the country.Conditions for workers in the 1800s were oppressive. Child labor and long... Read more →
San Diego's Balboa Park What are your plans for the Labor Day weekend?Will you be traveling by car to visit family or do you have plans for taking a trip to a fun travel spot? Here’s a list of the top 10 America’s top travel destinations for Labor Day: Hawaii... Read more →