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Short Circuit: Exercise Time & Space

February 28, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

Aerobic exercise in your own time and space. Find thirty minutes and twenty square feet. Elevate your heart rate and breathe hard for twenty or thirty minutes. No single exercise is strenuous. But do them all quickly and you'll sweat.

Slower Sunday Puzzle

February 27, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

A garden maze like they have in the gardens of those 17th century mansions in Charleston. If you don't have a maze, take a walk in the woods. Someplace you can actually get lost. Really focuses you. But relaxes you at the same time. Take a minute. Press Play. For a clue.

Bacon Cornbread

February 26, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

A persuasive case for eating less meat and enjoying it more. A little meat as the flavor kick for a mainly meatless dish. Whole-grain cornbread with a thin, crackling bacon-flavored crust around a soft, light, crumbly interior. Full of tiny, crunchy flecks of bacon.

The Walk That Ate Charleston

February 25, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

The town where you can eat bacon three meals a day if you're not careful. Fortunately, they have really great bacon. Even Better, they have one beautiful walking street after another. 10 miles, 4 hours, 1,250 calories burned.

Shrimp & Grits

February 24, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

Do your mouth a favor and make this. Or part of it. Sweet, creamy corn. Deeply, darkly rich sauce. Succulent, barely crisped shrimp. About four bucks per person for a thoroughly satisfying and spectacularly tasty meal.

Don’t Just Sit There. Rock.

February 21, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do some calf rocking - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

Slower Sunday: Wave Theory

February 20, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

This is where I want to be. And I am. Take a long walk to something beautiful. Like this. Take a minute. Press Play. You don't need an ocean. But it's nice to have one. Once in a while. That's my theory, anyway.

Cinnamon Pizza Puffs

February 19, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

A completely new addiction. The answer to doughnut holes, if you think of them as questionable. Light, airy, warm. Not fried. Five minutes in a very hot oven. Real easy. Real Cheap. About a penny a puff. Hard to eat them Slower. But you can always work on that.

The Walk That’s … Tough

February 18, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

I know it's tough to get motivated some days. But walking. Just walking. It's so good for you. Walking makes you feel better. All day. Improves your memory. Really. Helps to prevent all kinds of undesirable conditions. Press Play. Maybe this'll help.

Spring Watch, Part 2: Time and Space

February 16, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

Grow a vertical garden. A living wall. Woolly Pockets hang on the wall. Easily. Indoor versions and outdoor versions. I grew a salsa garden in one: cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, coriander. String beans and nasturtiums in others.