Lifestyle Columns
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Winning at blackjack isn't always what you think it isOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A while back, I was hired to do a four-session blackjack seminar for about 15 people. I knew that, as usual, my first hurdle would be to cure all the players/students of...
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She can't let go of those negative feelingsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I am conflicted about my best friend's upcoming marriage. She and the boyfriend got off to a rocky start, and, as her best friend, I heard all the gory details. Howev...
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Products we loveOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville's Jes Rickleff dissed Bret Michaels on the VH1 reality show "Rock of Love," and she did it wearing a Chii T-shirt. It was great, national exposure for Chii Cl...
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Try to get calcium from diet before using supplementsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. When is a calcium supplement necessary? A. To start, determine how much calcium you need for good health and estimate how much you are currently getting from ...
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He's grown up after breakup, but still unsureOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My first real time in love with a woman, and I fatally sabotaged the relationship just as it was getting serious. I was a complete &!?$ to her and got what I dese...
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From dabbling to cateringOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - For a Christmas gift 15 years ago Jim Krupka's wife gave him a series of cooking lessons at a prestigious culinary school in the area, igniting a fervor for food that ha...
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Nutmeg holds its own in a medley of spicesOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - After years of working with spices, nutmeg remains my favorite. I could tell you it's the multi-dimensional aroma that piques my interest, but that's only the beginning....
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Trial and error consistenly have been my instructorsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently someone asked where I learned to cook. You might assume that since I teach others how to cook in this column, in my cookbooks, at cooking demonstrations and som...
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Gushing grates on her after awhileOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How should one interpret repeated effusive praise and appreciation? I love compliments as much as the next person, but my new guy is so effusive, I'm wary. I don'...
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DVD packages superb acting of 'Volcano,' rich featuresOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - "Under the Volcano: The Criterion Collection" -- The Criterion brand on a DVD is as powerful as the little blue box from Tiffany: You know that whatever's inside has to ...