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Cute Old Couples like to party but not tweet at Cinco de Mayo
05/21/13 Life TimesDarling Husband and I, in keeping with our own tradition, went out on Cinco de Mayo to a pseudo-Mexican bar in the old section of town. They close off half the street, have a couple of bands and serve cheap-for-the-day Mexican beer and margaritas all day and most of the night. You can get all kinds of Mexican munchies, …
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Study: Hunger keeps you hungry — and healthy
05/21/13 Life TimesMany experiments have demonstrated that eating about 30 percent less than needed to keep up with the body's energy needs extends longevity and improves health in animals ranging from the humble earthworm to rhesus monkeys. Humans who try calorie restriction appear to reduce their risk of heart disease and diabetes, and …
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Tales of rescued pets: dogs, cats and even a bunny
05/21/13 Life Times
They aren't just cats and dogs (and rabbits), they are members of our family. • From Bruce the bulldog who could hardly walk after being locked in a cage at a puppy mill to a stray cat named Phineas who wouldn't let anyone touch him for a year and a half, animal after …
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Peanut-Coconut Crusted Scallops a treasure from the sea
05/21/13 Life TimesChopped peanuts and flaked coconut form a savory-sweet crust for fresh scallops. Saute the scallops and serve them on a bed of sauteed spinach flavored with coconut milk. Rice microwaved for a minute, tossed with shredded carrots and flavored with coconut milk makes a quick side dish. The carrots get slightly cooked in …
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Reduce stress with yoga, tai chi, meditation
05/21/13 Life TimesWe all can recognize feelings of stress overload, and they are not pleasant. A tightening of muscles, headaches, anxiety, sleeplessness, a racing heartbeat and blood pressure that feels way too high. With overloaded schedules, deadlines and everyday hassles, stress seems inevitable. Approximately 77 percent of all …
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Gay senior author writes Memorial Day poem to remember fallen military brethren
05/21/13 Life TimesC.G. Mitchell (his friends call him Carl) of St. Petersburg has seen a lot in his 81 years.
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Visiting cats and dogs bring joy to elderly in nursing homes
05/21/13 Life TimesThe man in the nursing home sat in his wheelchair.
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5 things to do in June
05/21/13 Life Times1 Princess of Parodies: Traci Kanaan, the classically trained pianist from Berea, Ohio, who now uses, by her own admission, her $60,000 college degree to whip out silly ditties, will be the headliner at Girls Night Out, the annual comedy show, now in its third year, at the Carrollwood Cultural …
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Carl the piano man on success, music and entertaining baby boomers
05/21/13 Life TimesIt's 6 o'clock on a Wednesday, the regular crowd shuffles in. Alone or in pairs, they belly up to the bar in front of Carl Fuerstman to listen to him make magic on the piano, playing covers, medleys and even some of his original songs at Billy's Stonecrab restaurant in Tierra Verde. There's a big glass bowl in the …
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Gulfport senior couple with kids and grandkids mentor others in reading
05/21/13 Life TimesLearning to read these days is no longer just about Dick and Jane.
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