Be Amazed at What You Can Do

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1. Start your day earlier.
   There are numerous benefits to arriving at work early. For me it all comes down to being mentally prepared and starting my day peacefully, well-fed, and fully awake.
2. Plan your weekly menu around Superfoods.
   These so-called Superfoods are believed to lower your cholesterol, ward off disease, improve your appearance and even make you feel better. When I’m creating my grocery list I make it a point to get as many of these as I can: Beans, Blueberries, Broccoli, Oats, Oranges, Pumpkin, Salmon, Soy, Spinach, Tea, Tomatoes, Turkey, Walnuts, Yogurt. These are all delicious (in my opinion) and it’s not at all difficult to plan meals around them. You could plan a menu for one day that contains every one if you so desired:

   Breakfast: oatmeal, yogurt with blueberries, and a cup of tea.
   Lunch: a turkey sandwich with fresh spinach and tomatoes, a cup of bean soup, followed by an orange.
   Snack: a handful of walnuts with a glass of soy milk.
   Dinner: grilled salmon with steamed broccoli and pumpkin pie for dessert.

3. Remove a money drain.
   Identify one thing you buy regularly that you don’t really need and live without it for a week. It might be Starbucks, going out to lunch, renting movies, or clothes shopping. Add up how much you saved at the end of the week and put it in your savings account or envelope for a rainy day.
4. Re-establish contact with an old friend.
   In the fast-paced, individualistic world in which we live it’s very easy to fall out of touch with friends whose paths have diverged from our own. Give someone a call or email and let the friend know that you’re still around and interested.
5. Get Ready for Memory Month.
   I’m writing articles like mad. Are you ready? 30 days, 30 articles on remembering names, faces, phone numbers, playing cards, grocery lists, and just about anything else you need to recall. And there are still a few days to get in on the book giveaway.

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idigialphoto writes about improving your photos in 60 seconds with an assortment of tips covering: lighting, color, composition, people, landscaping, and being ready.

If you are tired of reading long explanations and confused by tricky photo techniques, here you can have it short and sweet. Arranged by topics, each subject takes less than 60 seconds to read.

Once you’ve read the ideas and tips, picture in your mind some photographs you have already taken. Think of how they could have been improved by applying what you have learned here. Visualize how you might have taken your photos differently. Already your photography is improving!

PickTheBrain teaches you How to Learn a Foreign Language: 5 Keys to Success.

1. Spend the time!
2. Listen and read every day!
3. Focus on words and phrases!
4. Take responsibility for your own learning!
5. Relax and enjoy yourself!

The New York Times has an article entitled Happiness for $10 or Less which reviews 10 great wines that won’t break your budget.

1. Casa Cadaval Portugal Ribatejano , $8.99, ***
2. Domaine de l’Ameillaud France , $9, ** ½
3. Viña Gormaz Spain Ribera del Duero , $9, **
4. Georges Duboeuf France , $9, **
5. Altas Cumbres Argentina Mendoza , $9, **
6. Wyatt California Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 , $10, **
7. J. Vidal-Fleury France , $10, **
8. Domaine Monte de Luz , $7, **
9. Ravenswood California Vintner’s Blend , $10, **
10. Paringa , $9, * ½

CRACKED describes in gory detail The Six Most Terrifying Foods in the World.

Casu Marzu is a sheep’ milk cheese that has been deliberately infested by a Piophila casei, the “cheese fly.” The result is a maggot-ridden, weeping stink bomb in an advanced state of decomposition.

Its translucent larvae are able to jump about 6 inches into the air, making this the only cheese that requires eye protection while eating. The taste is strong enough to burn the tongue, and the larvae themselves pass through the stomach undigested, sometimes surviving long enough to breed in the intestine, where they attempt to bore through the walls, causing vomiting and bloody diarrhea.

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Love to cook but can’t find the time? Know how to make toast but want to learn how to bake bread? Or do you cook every day but want to find new tricks to make your job easier? Here are a few fun tips:

• Cooking by Numbers - check off what’s in your fridge and cupboard and the engine will find recipes!
• What Spices to Use - use that spice rack to its fullest potential
• 23 Cooking Tips - Avoid sticky rice, cut an onion without crying, retain the color of an eggplant when cooking, and more…
• One Pot Meals - The bachelor’s best friend
• 20 Lessons to Kick Start Your Cooking Skill - Learn the basic skills used by every cook
• 100+ Quick and Easy Healthy Foods - A collection of simple meals to try
• Kitchen Myths - Some common kitchen myths busted
• The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet - Try to incorporate more of these in your diet. Hey, they’re delicious, too.
• Top 25 Food Hacks - The Geekier side of cooking
• What Does 200 Calories Look Like? - Photographs of 200 Calories worth of various foods.
• Sin City Breakfast Tacos (video) - I’m salivating just thinking about them.

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I’m always looking for time-savers and these lunches are about as quick as they come. Grab one on the way out the door or keep them at your desk until you’re ready to eat.

no can opener needed

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