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Laugh VERY hard to sleep well

Technical difficulties mean readers have to click through. VERY fun trio   I Rejected The Daily Show | John Oliver x Trevor Noah 4:46 hours of sleep

Quinoa Quinoa

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Quinoa Isn’t a Grain — So What Is It Really? (The Bitter Secret) 5:42 hours of sleep. Sorting through hot buttons is EXHAUSTING but THANK GOD for some helpful conversations.

Tribute to Mr. Rogers!

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga 5:12 hours of sleep. Not great day for leg pain but GLORIOUS to be out.

Wet bacteria friendly modern food OR how medieval farmers preserved meat

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what salt, smoke, and time do to preserve meat. Are you paying too much for WATER disguised as meat? Modern chemical injection just adds water and makes meat require preservation.  And all of this old knowledge is designed to help one sleep better in the face of anxiety provoking global circumstances--well except for the practicality of salting and smoking. Why Medieval Meat Lasted 3+ Years While Your Bacon Rots In 5 Days 5:12 hours of sleep. And a nod to things I did not buy visiting the QFC o n the S end of Broadway for the first time in a LONG time. I did want some bones for broth. I did not find any and OH LORD is the grocery store scene tiresome now. I did not realize I would need to show my receipt. They did let me out of the store... Shitty day for leg pain even though in general it felt good to be out walking. dry cured cold smoked 5:36 hours of sleep on freshly washed sheets. I could definitely use more especially after a round of techno frustrations.

Wrap some dough in a cloth and plop it into boiling water...?

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Wht is it about Scottish cooking technologies and practices that suggests wrapping what sounds to me like sort of nondescript batter--except for the spices--in cloth and boiling the package for a couple hours will produce dessert??? Inquiring minds want to know even more after watching the video Clootie Dumpling is a TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH dessert 5:26 hours of sleep. I got my morning stretches done. I chatted with my sister. I GOT A NEW PHONE and I washed my sheets. Now I need to take on the rest of the apartment. Lots of strech spells through the day seem to be keeping let pain and cramps at bay somewhat.

Nutrition facts behind why lentil brownies as reflected in Medieval peasant diets

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10 Medieval Poor Man's Breads That Scientists Now Say Were GENIUS 3:46 hours of sleep. I have no idea why it was hard to sleep but grumpy is a bad way to wake up too.