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Foraging Goes Virtual

If you are trying to Eat Local, why not try to eat uber local! Foraging for wild foods is perhaps the most local anyone can eat. Need a little foraging guidance? Unless you regularly inspect every noo…

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5 Reasons Why Elderly Flash Mobs Rock

In honor of the upcoming anniversary of the first “official” flash mob—which is said to have taken place in a Macy’s department store in Manhattan on June 3, 2003—we’d like to take a moment to discuss…

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Defining Success On Your Terms

When I was a child, my parents led me to believe that success looked like learning my times tables, following the rules, and being polite to strangers. When I was a teenager, success looked like ma…

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Neuticles: Fake Testicles for Your Pet

Okay, this takes the cake for being weird, as well as a bizarre use of up to $800 — testicular implants for animals that have been neutered. The price depends on whether you buy small, medium or large…

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4 Hilarious Videos of Seniors Playing Video Games

Video games are often assumed to be the purview of younger generations, content to sit around and stare at the television screen for hours on end. But, the emerging trend of interactive gaming--the…

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3 Reasons Going to the Beach Is Good for Your Health

It's summertime, and if you're anything like me, the warm weather and longer days of sunlight have you yearning to spend some quality time at the beach. But not only is going to the beach loads of fun…

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I Forgot To Do Cartwheels

I made myself laugh today because I realized that it’s about time to lighten up! Between ranting about how broken our health care system is, musing about setting boundaries with people who say they lo…

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Get Creative & Go Easy on Momma Earth this Mother’s Day (video)

Green Diva Lisa and I had a great time yesterday making our little Green Diva Quickie video about this year's Mother's Day. We had some laughs as we memorialized our wonderful mom who has been gone fo…

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An Edible Cookbook (For Single Use Only)

It is every child’s fantasy to have a world populated with objects that are, not just edible, but delicious. Everything from edible pencils to edible dolls was the stuff of dreams as a child. Maybe th…

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12 Fun & Fulfilling Substitutes for Shopping

By Erica Sofrina, Author of Small Changes, Dynamic Results! Feng Shui for the Western World. In part 4 of my series on consumerism (what it is doing to our planet, how we became addicts, and how we…

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