hat if there is a way to control your destiny, specifically when ti

comes to where you

work and how you work. There is a

blogger by the name of Leslie

Samuels who acquired his ideal job

by way of creating online courses.

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could honestly say that the best three years of my life, outside of marriage and fatherhood,

was when I was with a Non-ProfitOrganization that traveled the United States and the world. Iwas fortunate to have traveled from Massachusetts to Florida

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rowing up in the eighties and the nineties, I consumed a lot of television. My mother, a single parent, knew about my love of television and did her best to cure my habit. There were times that she had to leave me at home to go to work and even though she hid the extension cable, I found ways to move the television that was more than

twice my weight to the outlet.That was over twenty years ago and now there are other things other than a television to keep a child occupied. There are multiple personal gaming consoles, tablets, phones, and now watches. I am a parent and I cannot and will not allow my child to get caught up in the barrage of technology. I know, I watched a lot, but I also enjoyed reading and I believe that helped

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Before I writing this article I purchased 2 powercurls (macbook pro power cable holder), 1 branch shower rings (shower curtain ring with extra hooks), 4 totem cups (stackable cups), and 2 poppits (fruit and vegetable toppers) and guess what, I did not have to pay anything. I was getting these

items for my family and during the checkout process I saw that I could use my Quirky account balance. I did not have to pay for anything, not even shipping. Now what is Quirky? Quirky is a community based company that makes invention accessible. They believe that the best ideas in the world aren’t actually in the world…they are locked inside people’s heads. They exist to

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o you know that the more red meat you consume, your risk of colon cancer rises? That is a bit shocking isn’t it. But there is more. The risk of alzheimer’s disease may increase with every morsel of filet mignon consumed. I am not done yet. Cardiovascular disease is highly possible if you consume red meat. That was a lot right, I know. But steak taste so good,

but it actually increases your chance of dying. I have some good news. If you would like to experience good health, you must eat more meat. You did not read a typo, I said, “You must eat more meat”. Before you decide to throw this magazine away, I would like to explain something that will amaze you. What exactly is meat? We could google it or we could go to dictionary.com and type in meat.

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Modified Vegan Quiche recipe from pbs.org.

Ingredients:1. 1 pie crust, store bought or your

favorite2. 3 T olive oil3. ⅓ onion, thinly sliced4. 1 1/c. broccoli, roughly chopped5. 2 carrots thinly chopped6. 3 cloves garlic, minced7. 12 oz. firm or extra firm tofu8. ½ bag of imitation cheddar

cheese9. ½ c. nutritional yeast

10. 2 T Water11. 1 t. salt12. ½ t. cilantro13. 2 cups of fresh spinach

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a large pan, saute the onion, broccoli, carrots, and garlic in the olive oil, covered, for about 8 minutes. Don't let the broccoli get too tender, because it will continue cooking in the oven. In a food processor, combine the tofu, imitation cheddar, nutritional yeast, water, salt, and cilantro. Blend well and pour the tofu mixture into the pan of vegetables. Remove from stove and stir in the fresh spinach.

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Instructions Continued:

2. Pour the filling into the pie crust and bake about 30 minutes. Remove from oven when the center is done. Allow it to set for five minutes or so to firm up.