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One early September morning in 1977, I hustled up three flights of stairs to the third floor of College Hall at Washington State University in Pullman, for my first pharmacy laboratory session. I carried my brand-new white lab coat, which was mandatory attire for this and all future lab sessions....
I like cornmeal mush. It was one of our favorite breakfasts growing up on the farm. I liked it best with a splash of cream from Grandma’s favorite milking short horn cow, Libby. That old cow…
We got her after Grandma’s sweet black cow got hit on the railroad across from the farm. Libby was ornery...
The rapid development of artificial intelligence has many people nervous, and for good reason. Through data input and algorithms, artificial intelligence can learn, adapt, and ultimately synthesize human thought and interaction. One Google AI engineer claimed the AI program he was working on was...
You could have seen the movie The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Its soundtrack introduced ragtime music, showcasing Scott Joplin’s musical genius.
1974 the Food and Drug Administration approved ibuprofen as a prescription medicine to treat mild to moderate pain and inflammation....
Pickle Juice Pizazz
When I was a youngling, in single digit years, Grandpa, then a young man, got hired as a schoolteacher at the edge of civilization. It suited him and Grandma, then in their twenties, to have room to roam and space to build. They were young and healthy so not having a doctor...
Q: My sister takes flaxseed oil because she can’t stand getting “fishy burps” from the fish oil and insists that flaxseed is just as good for you as fish oil. Is this true?
Both flaxseed and fish oil have high concentrations of fatty acids called Omega-3. Eating foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids...
We just had sandwiches for lunch. Grandpa was back down at the shop and Grandma, and I were watching TV in the living room. The conversation turned to sauces for sandwiches. I’ll just say this up front, mustard isn’t a favorite sauce around here.
“Mustard is good on liver.” Grandma said, “Grandpa...
Sonny’s been working as a non-family member at a two-family establishment, small enterprise, five guys in the shop, good people, good pay. It is, however, his first hiring in a secular job and he’s learning a lot. Last week at Grandma’s dinner table when he came to move his Bronco, we had an...
Q: I’ve been battling a heat rash from the hot weather we’ve been having recently. What’s the best way to get rid of it?
Donna, a 75-year-old grandmother, developed redness and itching during a summertime heat wave in her groin area.
“I’ve tried putting Gold Bond® powder on it for the past 3...
Over the winter in the high snow, we lost half the breeze way roof on the little shop. Without walls breezeways can’t collect heat under their rafters so the snow on the shady side of the breezeway didn’t melt or slide. Eventually the weight overwhelmed the rafters and they buckled. The half-roof...
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