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78Best ways of quitting smoking?
by robie2
I was a heavy smoker for 30 years. I tried and failed to quit close to a dozen times.I tried everything: hypnosis, acupucture, nicotine gum, cutting back gradually. Here's my journey and what finally worked for me. published 6 months ago
80The War Came Home to Me Today
by robie2
The war came home to me today. Little Danny Farkas is dead and that hit me in a place that no newspaper article, radio program, or CNN report can touch. It isn’t that I was close to Danny. It is just... published 2 weeks ago
70Musings of a Recovering Hubaholic
by robie2
It all started innocently enough. I stumbled into Hubpages one day and toured the site. Not exactly being up on cutting edge web phenomena, I had never heard of a Hub, but I was intrigued by the concept....... published 4 months ago
73Living Green in America:Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Save Energy
by robie2
Listen up fellow-Americans. We are the third most populous country in the world. We account for 5% of the world’s population, but we consume more than 25% of the world's energy. Time to stop being so wasteful published 2 months ago
74Do You Speak English? Around the World With the Mother Tongue
by robie2
Recently, I came across an interesting hub on the differences between American and English spelling and usage. I had a lot of fun reading it and thinking of as many differences as I could from an American... published 6 months ago
96The Icelandic Horse-Gift from the Vikings
by robie2
A Bit of History Norse Vikings came to Iceland in the ninth century not to plunder but to settle. Searching for a home as far away as possible from Norway’s first king, Harold Fairhair, they arrived with... published 3 weeks ago
77The History and Lore of the Fabulous Jersey Tomato
by robie2
Georgia has peaches. Florida and California have their oranges, but New Jersey has the best tomatoes in the world.Oddly enough, you will not find a variety of tomato called the” Jersey “in any seed catalog, published 4 months ago
79Stevia: The No Calorie Sugar Substitute You've Never Heard Of
by robie2
I’m not selling or marketing Stevia. I’m just a satisfied user who wonders why this natural, no-cal sugar substitute that doesn’t cause tooth decay, doesn’t raise blood pressure or glucose... published 5 months ago
84Americans - A Patchwork of the World
by robie2
Ask any American what his nationality is, and nine out of ten, he won’t say “American.” Instead he’ll say something like, “I’m half French and half Polish with a little German thrown in” There... published 6 weeks ago
74Bach Flower Remedies: Tonics or Placebos
by robie2
If you’ve never heard of Bach flower remedies, let me first assure you that they have nothing to do with classical music or anyone named Johann Sebastian. They are homeopathic medicines developed in the... published 4 months ago
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