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The BCS Gift Guide: Comfort for the 99%

November 30, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

Just to be clear, I'm talking about 99% of the time. Not the 1% of the time you really pay attention to comfort because you know there's the possibility of extreme discomfort. This is what you want on your feet 99% of the time.

Resources: Cookbooks

November 29, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

From people who really know. How to cook. Great cookbooks from six writers and cooks who are among the greatest. For six very different reasons. For six very different people on your gift list.

Faster Sunday: This is amazing

November 27, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

I have seen the future. And it doesn't stop to buffer. The Portal WiFi Router actually cranks up the speed of your home WiFi network by a factor of three or more. Seriously, 3X faster downloads, uploads and video streams. Let me explain.

Warm, soft, flexible, light. Perfect.

November 26, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

The Way you'd like to be. The Way you'd like your partner to be. Alas, nobody's perfect. But, now, everybody can have a perfect winter jacket. The most comfortably flexible, stretchy cold weather jacket I've ever worn. Perfect for high-intensity cold weather activity. And walking the dog.

Yogurt Helper: Concord Grape Edition

October 26, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

About 3 cents to transform 6 ounces of plain yogurt to fragrant, flavorful Concord Grape Yogurt. A perfect balance of sweet and tart. No added sugar. Low glycemic load. The flashback familiarity of 1950s grape jelly. The Way you want to start your day.

Collards & Chorizo. Stewed. On Polenta.

October 13, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

A body- and soul-warming meal that cooks itself. Soothing and satisfying at the same time it's intensely flavorful. Sweet, sour, smoky, mellow. A day's worth of Vitamin C, two of Vitamin A and a week of Vitamin K. Eat your collards, kids.

Slower Sunday: Standing on Ceremony

August 21, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

Sometimes you find moments of glory in the least expected of places. Could be right at your feet. You just have to look. Down. Press Play for a mercifully final Olympic moment.

Sex, drugs and exercise. Feel no pain.

August 15, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

This is not about doping or gender-testing at the Olympics. No, this could be about ... you. Today's quiz question: What do they have in common. Wait, wait ... don't tell me. Time's up. Click for more good reasons and Ways to exercise.

Slower Sunday: Out of the shadows

August 11, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

We usually think of them as background, the supporting cast, the backup singers. I think it's time for a little cloud appreciation, don't you? Press Play. Let your mind wander before you answer that. Happy Sunday.

Living Room Olympics: Your 16 Minutes

August 8, 2016
Dick Sandhaus

For Olympians, it's 16 days every four years. For us: how about 16 minutes every day? Improve your balance and flexibility. Get stronger. And burn 100 calories every day. That's enough to keep most of us from gaining weight. Forever.