Author: John
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STOVETOP/OVEN TO CROCKPOT CONVERSION CHART
From OneGoodThingByJillee A handy chart for converting your favorite traditional recipes to crockpot meals. Most traditional recipes can be converted to use in your crockpot, however, there are a few simple guidelines to keep in mind when going from stovetop to crockpot: Reduce the amount of liquid the recipe calls for by about half. The…
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App of The Day: WunderWalk
Via LifeHacker: Wunderwalk creates walking tours based on a short set of interests or activities: looking for, hungry for, thirsty for , or shopping for. There are many benefits to walking, like boosting your creativity and renewing your productivity. WunderWalk plans interesting and useful paths for you to walk along. You can also try out…
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REI’s Day Hiking Checklist
A lot more important as Fall moves along into unpredictable temperatures and situations. via REI Day Hiking Checklist Our comprehensive checklist for day hikers can help you from forgetting anything important. Includes the Ten Essentials. Printer-friendly version (PDF) The Ten Essentials For safety, survival and basic comfort: 1. Navigation Map (with protective case) Compass GPS…
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Paper Airplane Machine Gun
From PopSci: Sometimes, a person accomplishes something so great, so revolutionary, that all they can do is smile as wide as humanly possible and show off the thing. This paper airplane gun, crafted by a 3-D printing and paper airplane enthusiast, is such a device. Wordlessly, the operator fires a series of paper airplanes. Then,…
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50 Fictional Destinations You Can Actually Visit
The setting and location of a hit movie or a favorite novel can be integral to the story and why it’s easy to get wrapped up in a world created by the author or director. Some of these places are so thoroughly imagined by their creators, you forget they aren’t real. Some leave spaces and…
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A Summer Where I Visit THREE of the World’s Top 11 Coffee Cities
According to Lifehack: World’s Top 11 Coffee Cities Every Coffee Lover Should Visit I read this article on LifeHack and as I live in one of these cities I visited two more and tried the coffee shops listed here. It at least gives one somewhere to start. Now I have to try the rest of…
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The Effects Of Negative Emotions On Our Health
Found on Collective Evolution Humans experience an array of emotions, anything from happiness, to sadness to extreme joy and depression. Each one of these emotions creates a different feeling within the body. After all, our body releases different chemicals when we experience various things that make us happy and each chemical works to create a…