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Slow Food ~ The Healthy Alternative to Fast Food

Alice Waters is a pioneer. She’s been preaching the virtues of cultivating fresh food for decades. Lesley Stahl interviews this world-renowned chef and restaurateur. Alice Waters hopes a slower approach to the food we eat will keeps us healthier and greener.

From the Chez Panisse Restaurant website:
“Alice and Chez Panisse have become convinced that the best-tasting food is organically grown and harvested in ways that are ecologically sound, by people who are taking care of the land for future generations. The quest for such ingredients has largely determined the restaurant’s cuisine. Chez Panisse has tried for years to make diners here partake of the immediacy and excitement of vegetables just out of the garden, fruit right off the branch, and fish straight out of the sea. In doing so, Chez Panisse has stitched together a patchwork of over sixty nearby suppliers, whose concerns, like the restaurant’s, are environmental harmony and optimal flavor.”

Chez Panisse is located in Berkeley, California, but Alice Water’s influence extends far beyond.

Marilyn Kvasnok

Who Are You?

Are you defined by the things you have? The things you buy? Are you in debt beyond what you can reasonably expect to ever repay? Are you always trying to keep up with your family and friends’ lifestyles?

Or are you defined by WHO you are? What are your values? What are your priorities? What do you truly believe in? Isn’t this much more important than stuff?

The recession is real and it’s not going away any time soon. It’s making all of us take a long, hard look at who we are.

Suze Orman had very good advice on the Today Show today. She said, “If you have the money – Spend it. But if you don’t have the money – You need to save it.” Great advice from an expert. If you’re digging yourself deeper and deeper in debt, it’s time to stop. It’s time to prepare for the future. Pay your bills – Mortgage/rent, utilities, car payment. But stop the non-essential spending – Going out to eat, movies, vacations. Find the money to start saving. If things get worse before they get better, you’ll be glad you have some money put away. And when the economy improves – And it will – You’ll have a habit of savings AND money in the bank!

Marilyn Kvasnok

Presidential Inauguration 2009


On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. It’s always an historic event. Whether you voted for Barack Obama, John McCain, someone else or no one, Barack Obama will be OUR president. It’s time to put the campaign behind us and support Barack Obama.

The official website for the inauguration has information on the events of the day, including the luncheon menu and recipes. If you’re lucky enough to have a ticket, there’s maps, parking and other attendance details. The swearing in ceremony will be streaming live at the site on January 20th.

Marilyn Kvasnok

Inspirational Video

When I was growing up, mom used to say, “A man complained because he had no shoes, until he met a man who had no feet.” I still remember it. And I repeated it to my kids more than once.

We all have challenges. Most of them are not insurmountable. It may seem easy to slip into self-pity, but I hope you don’t. Years ago, I met a man who had no arms. He did everything with his feet, including playing the guitar. He was amazing. He had a “can do” attitude. It would have been easy for him to give in to his disability, but he chose to inspire others.

Watch the video to virtually meet another man who is truly inspirational.

Marilyn Kvasnok

Quotable

“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.”

Ellen DeGeneres

Marilyn Kvasnok

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