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Free for Subscribers to LGBTSr.com: In Harmony with the Seasons: Herbs, Nutrition and Well-Being, by Cathy McNease, Dipl CH, RH
Now complimentary for all subscribers to LGBTSr.com: In Harmony with the Seasons: Herbs, Nutrition and Well-Being, by Cathy McNease, Dipl CH, RH.
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Free for Subscribers: In Harmony with the Seasons: Herbs, Nutrition and Well-Being, by Cathy McNease, Dipl CH, RH
Now complimentary for all subscribers: In Harmony with the Seasons: Herbs, Nutrition and Well-Being, by Cathy McNease, Dipl CH, RH.
Prefer a paperback? In Harmony with the Seasons is available on Amazon.Already a subscriber? Look for a link to your eBook copy in the weekly email. -
Podcast Pick: Rachel Maddow Presents Ultra
I’m listening to this podcast as I write this! It’s captivating, and the parallel to our own recent history is chilling. This one’s a must-listen. – Mark
About Rachel Maddow Presents Ultra
Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks.
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Savvy Senior: How to Reduce Your Medical Bills
Dear Savvy Senior,
What tips do you recommend to Medicare beneficiaries dealing with hefty medical bills? My husband recently had open heart surgery and is recovering slowly, but the medical bills are coming in fast and furious and they’re putting us in medical debt.
Struggling in Springfield
Dear Struggling,
I’m sorry to hear about your billing struggles, but medical debt has unfortunately become a chronic problem in this country. According to U.S. Census data 19 percent of Americans households carry medical debt, including 10 percent of households headed by someone 65 or older. Even seniors on Medicare can easily get snagged in a web of complicated billing and coverage problems.
To help you slash your medical bills, here are some tips recommended by health care experts that you should try.
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An App for That: Flashfood Offers Deep Discounts at Participating Grocers
An App for That is a regular feature at LGBTSr highlighting apps and technology of interest.
Whether you’re on a fixed income or not, finding great savings these days is always welcome. I’ve recently been using an app called Flashfood that let’s you choose from certain grocery items that are marked down specifically for sale through the app. Once you set it up on your phone and provide a credit card, you can view the items different departments have made available, purchase them through the app, and pick them up at the store where they’ve been offered. Today I bought feta cheese, a container of olives, and an order of sliced deli turkey, turning a $24.00+ purchase into just over $12.00.
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The Weekly Readlines December 23
The Weekly Readlines (rhymes with headlines!) is a feature at LGBTSr.com, offering news you can use every Friday.
NEW: You can now get the Readlines with a subscription to my Substack newsletter, along with regular musings, opinion and philosophical misfires.
Quote for the Week: “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken, author of ‘I Hate to Cook’BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
First the good news: The January 6 Committee referred Donald Trump for prosecution on four charges. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
2022 was not the apocalypse, a lot of good things happened. Challenges and opportunities await us in the New Year. Walmart will soon offer delivery by drone. My beloved Lambertville, NJ, was named New Jersey Destination of the Year, and my writing career, such as it is, is going gangbangers. Or it that gangbusters? So let’s move forward with hope and determination, and make next year everything we want it to be.
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The Twist Podcast #207: Deadbeat Donald, Wisconsin Famous, the Return of Hot Topics, and More!
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for our pre-Christmas show as we consider the January 6 Committee revelations, name drop famous Wisconsonites, and bring back our Hot Topics for the new year. Wear your oven mitts for this one!
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The Twist Podcast #207: Deadbeat Donald, Wisconsin Famous, the Return of Hot Topics, and More!
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose for our pre-Christmas show as we consider the January 6 Committee revelations, name drop famous Wisconsonites, and bring back our Hot Topics for the new year. Wear your oven mitts for this one!
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Best Books of 2022: Terri Schlichenmeyer’s Bookworm Sez!
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez
Best Books of 2022
It happens every year.
The decorations come down. The last of the Christmas leftovers have been eaten. Errant bits of ripped wrapping are found and discarded. You have no more holiday candy or cookies, you look around at your empty hands, and you wonder now what?
Now it’s time to settle in and read for the rest of the winter season. For your pleasure, here are the Top Five Bookworm Picks for the Best of 2022…
Fiction
Lovers of fairy tales are in for a big surprise with “The Book Eaters” by Sunyi Dean (Tor, $26.99). It’s a dark, dark legend filled with evil dragons that look like men, princesses that are worse than second-class citizens within their realms, and a chase that will chill you. Book lovers will adore this tale, especially if you don’t necessarily need a happily-ever-after.
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Survey Results: The ‘All In One’s Have It
Thank you to everyone who took the survey about including all or just part of The Weekly Readlines in the subscriber email. The ‘All In One’ votes took it by a slim margin. So … I’ll include a significant amount of the Readlines news roundup in the weekly email, along with a link to read the rest. If you’d like to get them separately every week, just subscribe to my new Substack newsletter and you’ll get them unadulterated every Friday!
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Q Audiobooks: Chemistry, by Rachael Sommers, Narrated by Lori Prince
Q Audiobooks is a feature at LGBTSr offering audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.
Chemistry
By: Rachael Sommers
Narrated by: Lori Prince
Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
4.8 out of 5 stars (59 ratings)Also available in Kindle and Paperback
An opposites-attract, ice queen lesbian romance about finding the softest of hearts behind the highest walls.
Newly minted high school teacher Lily Cross is young, bubbly, and can’t wait to put her fresh ideas into practice in the classroom. Her excitement is derailed after a disastrous run-in with a colleague. Lily didn’t realize she’d have to win over her fellow teachers as well as her students, but that’s okay. Lily’s up to the challenge.
Disillusioned Eva Thomas never imagined she’d wind up as a teacher in her hometown, or worse, suffer the boundless, puppy dog enthusiasm of a new colleague. Eva has no interest in making friends—or making nice. She just wants to survive her day and be left alone. That’s easier said than done when Lily Cross has you in her sights.
Their clashing arguments lead to sparks and then the impossible…attraction. But how can two such different people ever work?
©2022 Rachael Sommers (P)2022 Tantor
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Q Audiobooks: Chemistry, by Rachael Sommers, Narrated by Lori Prince
Q Audiobooks is a feature at LGBTSr offering audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.
Chemistry
By: Rachael Sommers
Narrated by: Lori Prince
Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
4.8 out of 5 stars (59 ratings)Also available in Kindle and Paperback
An opposites-attract, ice queen lesbian romance about finding the softest of hearts behind the highest walls.
Newly minted high school teacher Lily Cross is young, bubbly, and can’t wait to put her fresh ideas into practice in the classroom. Her excitement is derailed after a disastrous run-in with a colleague. Lily didn’t realize she’d have to win over her fellow teachers as well as her students, but that’s okay. Lily’s up to the challenge.
Disillusioned Eva Thomas never imagined she’d wind up as a teacher in her hometown, or worse, suffer the boundless, puppy dog enthusiasm of a new colleague. Eva has no interest in making friends—or making nice. She just wants to survive her day and be left alone. That’s easier said than done when Lily Cross has you in her sights.
Their clashing arguments lead to sparks and then the impossible…attraction. But how can two such different people ever work?
©2022 Rachael Sommers (P)2022 Tantor -
Restaurant Review: 4 Comfy Yums for Plumsteadville Inn (Plumsteadville, PA)
By Mark McNease
Plumsteadville Inn
5902 Easton Road Pipersville, PA
Tel: 215-766-7500
$$ – $$$ (depending on what you order)
4 Overall Yums (3.5 food, 4.5 service)Yes, the restaurant reviews are back. In my early blogging days I sometimes got responses from restaurants I reviewed, but that’s not why I’m doing it. I love to eat, and I love to write, it’s that simple
I realized that some of our favorite places to eat are not the sort of fine-dining, 5 Yum establishments I sometimes have the good fortune to rave about. Sometimes they’re just diners, or casual establishments, and I can’t fairly compare them to a $200 meal, excluding tip, that was worth every penny. In the case of Plumsteadville Inn, where we went for the second time last night, they’re just very inviting, popular, often crowded and crowd-pleasing places where you can get good comfort food and great service.