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Slower Sunday: Monkey Do

January 27, 2013
Dick Sandhaus

Why is this so amazing even after you see it a hundred times every time you take a 20-minute walk in the rainforest? Press Play to see it a few times. Keep pressing if you want to go for a hundred. You might. They're just so good at what they do.

Sow?

January 26, 2013
Dick Sandhaus

Time for your inner farmer. Time to decide what you're planting and growing this Spring. And time to make the big mid-Winter decision. Start from seed? Or wait for a jump-started little plant from the local nursery or Farmers Market?

Slower Sunday: In your slippers

January 6, 2013
Dick Sandhaus

Step into those snowshoes. Step into those cross-country skis. Put on your slippers, Press Play and step into my tracks. Take a nice walk later.

Pear-Cinnamon Bread Pudding

January 5, 2013
Dick Sandhaus

Tastes and smells so good you wish you were it. Or with it. Even in a 350 F oven. Easy to make. Just 10 minutes of preparation. The hard part: waiting for it to bake while you inhale its aroma. The hardest part: waiting for it to cool before you slice it.

Sight-skiing the Tetons

January 4, 2013
Dick Sandhaus

In winter, it's like a beautiful science fiction version of the place you think you know. Another dimension where hiking shoes don't work. Where you need these odd-looking devices clipped to your feet to keep you from sinking into white fluff. You should try it.

Walks I Walked. And Ate. In 2012.

December 28, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

I read some great books and saw some terrific movies this year. But when I think about these twelve months, I think more about the awesome places I went. On foot. And great meals I walked to and from. Press Play for the highlights.

12th Way of Christmas: Light It Up

December 25, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

The original Better Cheaper Slower energy technology. Keeps you warm. Cooks your food. Entertains you. Don't have your own fire? Borrow mine. Just Press Play. Merry Christmas.

11th Way of Christmas: Eat A Wreath

December 24, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Whip up this delicious, nutritious holiday pizza and wow yourself, your friends and your family. A killer pizza for $2.50. For the whole thing, not a slice. Doubles as a holiday sight gag. And a 10-second centerpiece.

9th Way of Christmas: It’s a snap!

December 22, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Possibly the world's greatest ginger snap. If you're passing around a cookie plate after dinner, this is what you want on it. If you want to give a gift of homemade cookies, these are the ones you want to give. 3 minutes to make the dough.

8th Way of Christmas: Walking Wisely

December 21, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

It always sounded like such a long Way to walk, Jerusalem to Bethlehem. I imagined vast stretches of desert. No roads. No signs. Just the star. But my Google Map shows it's just 7 miles. I could do that on Christmas Eve. So can you.