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  • What do Michelle Obama and the Chicago Bulls have in common?
    Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 22:46
    What do Michelle Obama and the Chicago Bulls have in common? Chicago? Well there is that... But what really stands out is the recent effort by our first lady and the fab bball team to help kids get healthy. The Bulls take no bull when it comes to fitness! Just this week the Chicago Bulls proudly...

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  • Adding to our healthy cookie list
    Sunday, March 7, 2010 - 23:33
    Maybe it's because we just completed a post about healthy eating for kids, or maybe it's because we just love cookies, or maybe it's simply that we get excited when we find a treat that tastes good and has sensible nutrition properties.

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  • Perky Jerky? Energy boosts? Guarana.
    Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 23:11
    The Wall Street Journal (March 2nd, 2010) had a very informative piece about guarana, a highly caffeinated plant from South American that is used in a variety of products such as energy drinks, dietary supplements, herbal tea, beef jerky, and candy.

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  • Hotel Central Reservation Systems are Unhelpful
    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 16:56
    Pet Peeve Alert!! When deciding on a hotel, often I will call the property's direct/local number for answers to specific room and/or amenity questions. It seems that more and more often the local properties are anxious to transfer me to a central reservations person who does not work on-site.

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  • Are you a healthy parent? Part Two: Way of Life. Be a role model.
    Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 23:20
    This is a timely topic -- maybe because First Lady Michelle Obama has made it so. How can we be more healthy as families? It must start with us -- the parents. In our first post, we cited some interesting statistics/anecdotes about healthy living.

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  • Jim Kaese Discusses Olympic Travel with USA Today
    Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:19
    It's all Olympics for the next two weeks. USA Today contacted us to get our take on traveling like an Olympian throughout the year: Read story here

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  • Olympic fun. Our Vancouver BC content is all FREE during the games.
    Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 16:17
    Need a place to swim, bike, run, eat or stay while you are in Vancouver? Well, if you haven't already locked in your "stay" you may be out of luck! BUT, in honor or the Olympics starting in ONE day, we are making all of our Vancouver, BC content FREE!! BUT only during the Olympics! We've got...

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  • Healthy Parenting. Part One: Food
    Monday, February 8, 2010 - 16:47
    We introduced this topic in a recent post, where we readily admit that defining "healthy" is not easy. We are exploring the topic in the context of four categories. The first is food. Above all, before anything else, we think it is imperative to: 1. Get educated about food 2. Get the "crap" out...

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  • Good Time to Try Snowshoeing
    Saturday, February 6, 2010 - 10:04
    With all the white stuff piling up in the eastern third of the country, this weekend is a prime time to try snowshoeing. Rentals are easy to find and are inexpensive. Best of all, the snowshoe learning curve is basically non-existant--clumsy folks need not worry. No wonder the activity tops the...

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  • Are you a healthy parent? Do you encourage healthy living for your child? INTRO
    Monday, February 1, 2010 - 23:23
    There is no easy answer to this question; but there are two ways to try: 1. Be a positive role model for your children. 2. Educate your child about healthy living. So what is healthy living? While I'd really like to rattle off a nice, succinct definition, I can't come up with one. It's too...

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