Lifestyle Columns
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No reason for no sexFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I've been married four years. No kids. My wife doesn't ever want to make love anymore. I'm ready to bail. Does this make me an (expletive)? VA. A. Not un...
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An ode to the (healthier) onion ringFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - I bought a copy of David Zinczenko's information-packed book, "Eat This, Not That," after so many friends told me about it. On the "Not That" list: Chili's Awesome Blos...
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Ingredients matterFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Louann Zundel's kitchen is so well stocked with high-end ingredients that even the celebrity chefs who inspire her couldn't complain. On the shelves: Nielsen-Massey vani...
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A well-planned trip to the grocer saves you return visitsFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Who likes grocery shopping? I used to think that was a rhetorical question to ask readers. From what shoppers have told me, I assumed most people did not like grocery sh...
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Everything old is new again in 'quarterlife'Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Blogging: That's not writing; it's gripe-writing. Apologies to Truman Capote for that line, but then again considering it's borrowed from an attack on Jack Kerouac, I ta...
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It's time to do away with 'mine' and focus on 'ours'Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I make a good bit more than my spouse-to-be and am in grad school to increase my earning potential. S/he (keeping gender out of it for your sake) makes far less i...
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Poor animation sucks life out of 'Beowulf'Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - "Beowulf" (director's cut) -- With "Beowulf," director Robert Zemeckis had it all: a great cast (Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone) and a great story (co...
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Challenges aplenty since last columnFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Since my last column, which ran Feb. 11, I've been an inpatient at Evanston Hospital, eaten too much food and lost about 12 pounds. Go figure! Through the portacath ne...
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Will meds help build bone?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Would you kindly comment on Forteo, a bone-formation medication now being prescribed by some physicians to treat osteoporosis? Thank you. A. Forteo is a synthetic f...
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Renters have some time during foreclosureFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My husband, myself and our two children rent a small single-family home. We were just served with a Complaint for Foreclosure. The owners of the house are also na...