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Is there anything better then on a summer day eating a steamed or grilled hot dog? I like them with everything on them or with just mustard. And I'm pretty sure even the health gurus' on TV eat them every once in a while.A Hot Dog that is cooked right and dressed perfectly can put you in a good mood for the rest of the day. Plump and juicy sitting on a plain bun, a fancy seeded bun or just between two slices of bread can transport you back to your childhood faster then a tall glass of lemonade. Mustard, ketchup, onions, relish, sour kraut, pickles, and on and on. Try a little celery salt or garlic salt in boiling water when cooking your dogs. Wrap them in a really sharp cheese before they hit the bun. I love dicing up fresh from the garden tomatoes and cilantro, mixing in some olive oil and smothering the dogs in it all. And don't get me started about fresh pepper or green tomato salsa on my dogs. Can you ever sing the praises of Hot Dogs enough? Of course you can't, Hot Dogs are the embodiment of summer in America. Oh and it doesn't matter if your state is blue or red, Hot Dogs are for everyone.

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Lifestyles > Food & Cooking

2. Zen Mind,Beginner's Mind

Zen Mind, Beginners Mind fell in to my lap one rainy afternoon. It was the late fall of 2005 and nothing has been the same and nothing has been different since I read and reread it. Make no mistake this is not some quick self help book, though it sure can be helpful. It really is nothing more then a little old Zen Master giving a bunch of lectures that don't solve anything but sure do point to a road that you just might find interesting.It is quite difficult to write about a book that paints a picture that moves away from thinking about things in black and white, yes and no, or good and bad. I just need to remind myself that I'm talking with you about the book and not trying to explain Zen.Taking in mind the last sentence makes it all clear. Zen Mind, Begineers Mind is a simple series of lectures that may help the reader to see reality a bit clearer (it did that for me). Zen Mind, Beginners Mind is a simple series of lectures built around the idea accept nothing till you verify it for yourself.

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Creative Arts & Media > Literature
Beliefs > Religion

3. Holly Cole

Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for her versatile voice and her adventurous repertoire, which spans such divergent genres as show tunes, rock, and country music

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4. Summer Squash

Sure it's everywhere but you hardly ever hear about it in conversation. A group of vegetables that come in many shapes, sizes and colors that has been relegated to the closet. It is time for Squash to stand up and take its rightful place among the proud world of vegetables.I mean how many veggies can brag about having so many different colors and shapes. You have yellow, orange, green and all the shades in between. Jump up on my band wagon and cheer for Squash.

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5. Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 ? July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later nicknamed Lady Day (see "Jazz royalty" regarding similar nicknames), was an American jazz singer, composer, a seminal influence on jazz and pop singers, and generally regarded as one of the greatest female jazz vocalists.

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6. Nina Simone

Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 ? April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist. Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician. She preferred the term "Black Classical Music" herself.

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7. The Three Pillars Of Zen

In 1953 an American business man goes to Japan to find out what Zen is all about. if you think that premise sounds like it might have been ripped from a dime store detective novel your right. Philip Kapleau takes us on a journey into Zen using a descriptive narrative full of color and intrigue. He populates the first part of the book with his own doubts that can seem a bit silly to someone reading this book 50+ years after it was written. But when you settle in, the doubts mirror our own as we search for answers in life. Kapleau is all too human while at the same time possessing a gigantic internal courage. Kapleau uses numerous meetings (called dokusan ) between the Zen teacher and the pupil to showcase the struggles and the successes each of us may go through on a journey of meditation (Zazen). The stories are unusal in that writings like these are rare in Zen and usually not showcased for public consumption.Kapleau repeats lectures by one of his teachers Haku'un Yasutani and he introduces the reader to may historical figures from Zen. The book is an easy read but not for those who have a passing interest in Zen. If you are deeply curious about Zen then I highy recomend this book as an entry to the world and teachings of Zen.

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Creative Arts & Media > Literature
Beliefs > Religion

8. Ale

Ale is a type of beer brewed from barley malt with a top-fermenting brewers yeast that ferments quickly, giving a sweet, full body and a fruity, and sometimes butter-like, taste. Most ale contains some herb or spice, usually hops, which imparts a bitter, herbal flavor which balances the malt sweetness. As an appellative ale means any top-fermented beverage made from malt, from Wikipedia

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Lifestyles > Food & Cooking

9. Baked Potato

As a kid one of my favorite days was Sunday because we had Baked Potatoes for dinner that day. My sister never ate the potato skins so I got to eat them. I'd drop a couple of butter pats into each half and sprinkle on the black pepper liberally. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm was that a quick ride to heaven or what.

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Lifestyles > Food & Cooking

10. Pasta

Someone had to come up with all the different shapes and lengths that pasta now come in, or maybe it was the pasta fairy who made all the wonderful shapes. Below is a list of some pasta types with links to Wikipedia for more indepth explanations. There are simple string-shaped pasta like spaghetti and vermicelli, ribbon-shaped ones like fettuccine and linguine, short tubes like elbow macaroni and penne, decorative fancy shapes like farfalle and rotelle, large sheets like lasagna, and hollow pasta stuffed with filling, like ravioli, manicotti, and tortellini.

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11. Louis Armstrong

He preferred his given name pronounced as Louie'. "Its like Louis Armstrong - he spelled his name Louis, but he liked it to be said as Louie", recalls Louie Bellson Armstrong was registered as "Lewie" for the 1920 U.S. Census. On various live records he's called as "Louie" on stage, such as on the 1952 "Can Anyone Explain?"

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Entertainment > Music

12. Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal (born on July 2, 1930) is a noted American jazz pianist. Jamal was one of Miles Davis's favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeter's "First Great Quintet" (featuring John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums). Davis had long admired Jamal's use of space and dynamics, and had asked Wynton Kelly to "sound more like Ahmad Jamal" on the track Freddie Freeloader on the well-known album Kind of Blue

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13. Creative Toys

How quickly childhood goes by. Don't let them miss a chance to connect with all sides of themselves, let them be creative and see where it goes. Creative Toys can help your child develop layers and layers of self worth all the while having fun. So many ideas and dreams for your child to express. Join in and learn to dance with them, learn to paint with them, build castles and milk crates that become great structures in your child's life. Creative Toys can help your child unleash their imagination.Oh where can you and your child go from here, where can you go from there? Where ever you let them go they will amaze, delight and surprise you. Giving your child Creative Toys will help then to go everywhere.

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14. Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman, born Benjamin David Goodman
May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986 was an American jazz musician and virtuoso clarinetist, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman"

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15. Count Basie

William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

Commonly regarded as one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his time, Basie led his popular groups for almost fifty years. Many notable musicians came to prominence under his direction, including saxophonist Lester Young and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams.

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16. The Best Oatmeal Ever

Oatmeal is one of those rare foods that's at home in both categories, Healthy & Affordable. For less then 15 cents a serving you can start out your day with a nutritious breakfast and have almost as much money as when you got up. Think about it, what other breakfast choice can say that?

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17. Jazz Who Series

Jazz is about emotion and conversation between the musicians and between the musicians and the listeners. Jazz is a new story being told and celebrated every time you hear it. The same piece of Jazz music can be listened to over and over and you'll hear a different part of the conversation, you'll hear a different shade to the color that is Jazz. The quintessential American music that is spoken all over the world and given it's own flavor and style where ever it's played. Because Jazz is about the conversation everyone can be part of it.

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Entertainment > Music

18. John Coltrane

John William Coltrane (September 23 1926 ? July 17 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.

Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist, Coltrane's recording career did not begin in earnest until 1955. From 1957 onward he recorded and produced dozens of albums, many of them not released until years after his death.

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19. Grilled Cheese

Any cheese that melts will make a great Grilled Cheese. If you are really good at cooking a Grilled Cheese try adding more and thicker slabs of cheese. Some people think a Grilled Cheese is the ultimate comfort food and I tend to agree with them. I love eating mine with a cup of veggie soup on the side. And don't forget to add new things to your creations.

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Lifestyles > Food & Cooking

20. Seafood

Trying Seafood for the first time could lead to a Mid-Western family just picking up stakes and moving to the coast to get more.

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Lifestyles > Food & Cooking