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Table of Contents
New This Mont h!
Fall Season, Fair Fun Local fairs satisfy the entertainment search in south central middle Tennessee. Page 6
Tech “Bots” straight from the future Insect robots, 29 mph running machines, and more!
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“Babies don’t care if you’re fat” By Dan Algara And other myths debunked. Page 20 Page 18
Clean Eating By Cari Marye Griffith and Katie Taylor Eat more of the best and healthiest options and eat less of the not-so-healthy ones.
Pulaski Ice Cream Festival The Art of Ice Cream creates healthy competition (tasty too). Page 21
Sunset, Rhythm and Vines
New name for a successful Columbia Breakfast Rotary fund raiser. Page 21
Cover Image: By Katie Taylor
In Every Issue: Ornithology Report
August Gardens
By Bill Pulliam
By Cassandra Warner
Winged cigars that you cannot smoke.
Harvest, bounty, blessing.
Also in this Issue: From The Publisher, Page 5 Page 23
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August Book Reviews
The Believer’s Walk
By James Lund
By Charles Newbold
View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman.
God’s DNA passed to the children, spiritual of course. Page 12
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Reality Perspective, Page 5 Lookin’ Back, Page 28 Unconscionable Cogitation, Page 34
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Our Mission Validity Magazine exists to reflect rural lifestyles of rural communities along the Natchez Trace Parkway in both storytelling and photo journalism. This local publication is designed to promote positive life experiences by delivering authentic, relevant content on healthy living, nature, outdoors, technology, gardening, entertainment and travel to the people who enjoy the small town experience.
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The Art of Making a cool Life By Becky Jane Newbold
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new journey has begun for me and several others in my
new group. We have chosen to join the ranks of the intrepid
sive enthusiasm, foods I loved were justified. No more. It’s greens for breakfast, lunch and dinner during the week. Protein from many sources and more than half my body weight in ounces of water everyday trick me into thinking I’m “full.” Clean eating includes choosing minimally processed foods, or “real” food. Eating foods as close to their natural form as possible. Whole grains, fresh veggies, etc. And yes, I was able to find a healthy source of chocolate too, so all is well. 2. A person, CAN include time to exercise if they want to badly enough. Four tough workouts a week plus walking, plus a few extra workouts she throws in for fun make for a tough, but excellent
leader, Allyson Brewer Tenison, S.W.E.A.T. instructor. Undaunted is her gallant effort to encourage and challenge with both physical workout and clean eating. At the time of this writing I am three weeks in and another class is just beginning for a few brave souls. So what have I learned so far? 1. My eating habits were a lazy attempt to ingest healthy foods. Yep, lazy. Research and common sense based on 50 years experience told me exactly what was best and worst for good health. And with obses-
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ot sure why we do it, but the wife and I had the grandkids (toddler chaos) for a weekend. Our three year old grandson and four year old granddaughter, from Murfreesboro, and the two and a half year old grandson, from here in Hohenwald, spent three days and nights at Mimi Jane’s and Papa’s. By Shane Newbold Great Granma Byrne wandered around also. Whining, crying, laughing, squealing, running inside and out, fighting over toys, you know, the regular havoc ensued nonstop. I believe we all had fun, but I’ll get back to you on that. I’m still in recovery. Wylie (the youngest) loves the “boak and ririr” (boat and river). So we decided to venture to Clifton Marina boak in tow, for a funfilled afternoon on the ririr. After two hours, the other grandson, Eli,
plan. Now it’s up to us to keep it up. Allyson has laid out the matrix from which many of us can form a new life for ourselves. New habits, new shapes and healthier influences we can share with those within our sphere of being. This young lady I am following is strong. Nor just physically, but emotionally and mentally, she is tough. I admire her tenacity. So much talent in this region of the world. God’s blessings pour.
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you still mad?” I stated, “Well, yes, Zoe, you kids have been whining and unhappy for two hours, and I finally got tired of it and got mad.” Precious Zoe asserted, “But, I’m happy now, are you happy now?” Suddenly, it was clear, I had been bested. I had no choice but to change my attitude. “Yes, Zoe, I’m happy now.” Yeah, don’t you just hate it when a four year old teaches you a life lesson and you have to suck it up.
finally released the grab handle dling to the ladder, climbing and began slowly walking around aboard, repeating the cycle over the boat. The deathly fear was go- and over. The other two whined ing away. The granddaughter had because we tried to get them in been whining for the same amount the water. Wylie whined when we of time for almost everything you tried to get him out. Obviously, the theme of this could imagine that a person could whine about. The butterfly that article is excessive, annoying whinnearly landed on her caused the ing, and I finally blew. I ranted terror stricken child a near death for a few minutes and whined on a experience. The screams knocked more mature, adult level. My four Father to four and best friend to Becky Jane for 28 years, Shane out the last few stereocilia from year old grandkid, Zoe, responded, Newbold lives life to the fullest my inner ear leaving me no lon- “Papa, I’m not whining now, are fishing and enjoying his family. ger with high f r e q u e n c y, auditory caMost Major pabilities. Insurance Accepted Wylie Medicare who reguParticipant Complete Automotive Repair ome are larly goes Certified Home Care Since 1942 to the river Agency with Mimi Highly Experienced Jane and Staff Papa cannot Available 24/7 Care is our get enough 129 West end • Centerville, tn 37033 business. jumping off David Bates, owner the back of the boat, nHCHomeCare50@yaHoo.Com doggiepad-
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free. For admission prices or to learn more about the Williamson County Fair, please visit www.williamsoncountyfair.org.
South Central Area Fair
The South Central Area Fair is a regional fair that serves Lewis, Perry and Wayne counties. Admission is $12 and includes all midway and grandstand events. Taking place from August 9 through 13 and opening at 6 p.m. each night, the fair includes events such as UTV obstacle races, a 4-H exhibit show, pageants, a dog show and more. The fair is held at Memorial Park, 115 Smith Avenue, in Hohenwald, Tennessee 38462. To learn more about the South Central Area Fair, please visit www.scafair.org.
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he end of summer is here, and that means fair season. From August until October, take a spin on a Ferris Wheel, watch a demolition derby, listen to live music and pet some cute animals. There’s really no reason not to check out more than one fair in our region this year! Each
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Photo Tennessee State Fair
The Pulaski Lions Club/Giles County Fair takes place August 10 through 14 at the Giles County Agri Park, 1980 Elton Pike, Pulaski, Tennessee 38478. Attractions include pageants, livestock shows, a truck tug-of-war and more. Admission is $5 at the gate with armbands for rides available. To learn more about the Pulaski Lions Club/Giles Counfair is unique and has fun to offer 13. Attractions include a bluegrass ty Fair, please visit their Facebook the whole family. From Lebanon stage, livestock shows, a children’s page. to Pulaski, this is your guide to fun barnyard, fireworks, a BMX PROS this summer. trick team, a chainsaw artist and Maury County Fair more. The Maury County Fair will The fair is held at the WilWilliamson County Fair be August 16 through 20, held at The Williamson County Fair liamson County Agricultural Expo the Maury County Fair & Expokicks off fair season, beginning Au- Park, 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, sition, 1018 Maury County Park gust 5 and running through August Tennessee 37064, and parking is
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Drive, Columbia, Tennessee 38401. Attractions include beef and dairy shows, 4-H exhibits, arts and crafts, midway rides, a tractor pull, motocross, a demolition derby, pageants, a kids zone, live music and more. For admission prices or to learn more about the Maury County Fair, Wilson County Fair please visit www. The Wilson County Fair is maurycountyfair. one of the largest in the area and com. will take place August 19 through 27. Nightly events will be held in Fiddler’s Grove, including pottery making, soap making, basket weaving, wood carving and more. The
theme for this year is “Year of the Watermelon.” Other attractions include midway rides, special acts and character, giveaways and more. The Wilson County fair is held at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center, 945 E. Baddour Parkway in Lebanon, Tennessee. For admission prices or to learn more about this fair, please visit www.wilsoncountyfair.net.
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Tennessee State Fair will boast attractions such as baking contests, a bluegrass and fiddler’s jamboree, rides, the Funnel Cake 5K, pageants, barnyard animals and more. Held September 9 through 18, the fair will be at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, 500 Wedgwood Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, 37203. Parking is $5 a day. For admission prices or to learn more about this fair, please visit www.tnstatefair. org.
Lincoln County Fair
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26 through October 2 and takes place at Lawrenceburg Rotary Park, 927 N. Military Avenue in LawMiddle Tennessee District renceburg, Tennessee. Montgomery Gentry will appear in concert Fair September 29. Other attractions The Middle Tennessee District include, pageants, a demolition Fair, hosted by the Rotary Club of derby, motocross and ATV races, Lawrenceburg, will be September flower shows, 4-H exhibits, art,
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Ornithology Report
Winged Cigars
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uring the warm months of the year, especially in towns and cities, you are likely to come across a twittering, chattering, fast-flying bird. These champion aerialists swoop, swerve, soar and dive at breakneck speed, all day long. Built like cigars fitted with narrow pointed, sickle-shaped wings, these airborne daredevils are Chimney Swifts.
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he swifts are a large worldwide family of birds, rather closely related to the hummingbirds. Our particular Chimney Swift lives throughout eastern North America in the summer and migrates to .
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South America for our winter. Swifts, as a group, are fast-flying creatures of the open sky, feeding on flying insects caught on the wing. They cannot perch as other birds do. By Bill Pulliam They can only cling to a vertical surface, head-
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up. Most species build their nests glued to these surfaces, held together with their thick, sticky saliva. The rather unappetizingly named “bird’s nest soup� is made by boiling the nests of a small swift that lives in Asia. Around the world, Swifts use hollow trees, cliffs and buildings
for their homes and roosts. Our Chimney Swift formerly used hollow trees. But centuries ago, not long after European colonists began building cities in America, it decided it preferred man-made chimneys. The Chimney Swifts abandoned the trees and now depend entirely on humans for their
homes. At a glance, many people think Chimney Swifts are bats. Their rapid, stiff-winged flight is distinctive from other birds and can be misleading. When they mix with swallows, the swift’s flight style contrasts sharply with the bounding, butterflylike flight of the swallows. Chimney Swifts on the wing also create a famous optical illusion that can be very hard to shake. They often look as though they are flapping their wings alternately, with the left wing going up when the right wing goes down, and vice versa. If you think about this, it would not really make sense; it would just make the bird twist from side to side, not fly! But the illusion can be strong, and it was not until the advent of high-speed photography, that it was finally settled that Chimney Swifts do indeed flap just like other birds. And even though I have personally known this to be established scientific fact for 42 years, they STILL look like they flap alternately to me! If you’ve still got the high frequency range of your hearing, you will often be alerted to the Chimney Swifts overhead by hearing their voices before you see them. Their call is a fast, sharp, metallic twittering or bubbling, often in short bursts that descend in pitch. When you hear this, if you look up, you will often find a group of swifts zooming around in the sky. Chimney Swifts are also often found around water, especially smaller ponds. They dart around over the water and close to the surface catching flying insects. They also bathe on the wing, splashing against the surface to wet themselves and then shaking and preening out the water as they fly away. Since Chimney Swifts do almost everything in the air, it is no surprise that they perform their courtship displays on the wing too. You will often see this in the spring. Two birds fly in close formation, alternately freezing their wings in an upward “V” shape. However,
though it was long rumored otherwise, they do not actually mate on the wing. This they do in the privacy of their chimneys while clinging to the rocks or bricks. When it comes to nesting, Chimney Swifts are now entirely dependent on man-made chimneys. One pair will nest in each chimney. However, if you have swifts nesting in your neighborhood, you may notice a curious thing. Rather than two birds swooping around your home, you will frequently see three flying together. This third bird is a “helper” assisting in the raising of the young. This arrangement is known as “cooperative breeding,” where unmated adults will help a pair raise their young. Cooperative breeding is not the norm in birds, but it is seen in a fairly broad range of species. In the case of the swifts, it is as yet unknown whether or not these helpers are closely related to the biological parents. Chimney Swifts can also provide one of the most impressive spectacles of the fall season in this region. Once the nesting is done, the birds leave their small, individual chimneys and start moving to big, communal roosts in large chimneys and smokestacks. They start gathering in these roosts in August, and at their peak in September, more than 10,000 birds might be using a single, roost site. In the evening, all these birds gather in one giant swirling and twittering tornado of birds, gradually spiraling down into the roost. The biggest flocks in Tennessee in recent years have been seen at the Old State Prison in Nashville, but smaller flocks of many hundreds or even a few thousand birds can be found just about anywhere a suitable chimney or smokestack exists. Chimney swift’s dependence on man-made chimneys is causing them problems now. Chimneys just aren’t what they used to be. Fewer houses have them, and many that do have capped them to specifically keep the birds out. Because of this, swift populations are declining. Some people have begun build-
ing “swift towers,” rectangular, hollow, wooden columns made just to provide nesting and roosting spots for Chimney Swifts. Think of them as giant birdhouses. If you do have swifts nesting in an old chimney, it is important to make sure the bottom of the chimney is blocked so the birds do not wind up coming into the building by accident. They are hard to catch and often simply die when this happens. So, as always, be sure to keep an eye and an ear to the sky when you are out and about this summer and fall, and you will likely spot some of these wonderful “flying cigars!” Bill Pulliam got started in birdwatching by his junior high science teacher in 1974, and has been an avid birder ever since in 48 U.S. states and 7 foreign countries. He is currently the Tennessee editor for eBird, a online project that compiles millions of observations from tens of thousands of birders around the world.
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The View from the Cheap Seats By Neil Gaiman Publisher: William Morrow
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t was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the fall of 2015. My wife was working the desk at the bookstore, and I was sitting in one of our comfy chairs sending an email. A group c a m e in, and I immediately noticed that one gentleBy James Lund m a n looked strikingly familiar. I walked up front and whispered to my wife, “That guy looks EXACTLY like Neil Gaiman.” Eyes wide, she agreed and said, “Maybe it is!” After checking Gaiman’s website and finding no upcoming appearance or signings or any other logical reason he should be in the area, I dismissed it, not wanting to be the bone head who approaches a stranger and says, “Has anyone ever told you that you look like...” After the group left I commented, “We just met Neil Gaiman’s doppelganger.” A few days later, a series of events made it clear that a horrible mistake had been made. Neil and his wife Amanda were indeed in Tennessee, attending to the birth
of their child. I have to pause here and tell you, in the aftermath, it took me several weeks to come to terms with the fact that one of the most influential, fantasy writers of our time walked in my store, and I simply chose to believe it wasn’t him. It also took Heather several weeks to stop telling me “I told you so.” In time, Neil, Amanda and even baby Anthony returned to the bookshop. We were able to chat and “fan out” by getting a few pictures and autographs. We now have a permanent memory of their visit as they graciously agreed to sign one of our bookshelves for our customers to enjoy. Gaiman’s most recent book, The View from the Cheap Seats, is a non-fiction collection of speeches, introductions, articles and a few eccentric musings, including one obscure piece written and imbedded in a popular 1995 video game. In a style uniquely his own, Gaiman unabashedly lays bare his
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Included is a fascinating story that took place in February, 2002 when Gaiman and Dave McKean were working on a project for the Jim Henson Company. They were summoned to England for two weeks and lodged in the Henson family house in Hampstead. There, in a cupboard, they found a video of an early edit of the 1986 Henson film classic Labyrinth. The video was so early in fact, that the puppeteers were reading the lines as they performed. The actors’ voices had not yet been added. Imagine lodging in the home of the late puppet master, as it were, and stumbling across an early edit of the last feature film Henson directed. As a child of the late 70’s and 80’s, a Muppet fan and a former puppeteer, I appreciated the serendipity. The View from the Cheap Seats is a book for the passionate reader. It is a book for those of us who appreciate the art of storytelling and who see reading as a journey, a life-long journey that will take us to the ends of the
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earth and beyond. It is a book for the dreamer in all of us and a book for those of us who want to live a thousand lives, because one simply will not do. You can find copies of The View from the Cheap Seats at The Old Curiosity Book Shop on the square in downtown Columbia, Tennessee, or at your favorite indie bookstore. Remember to support your local indie shops, restaurants and publications. We appreciate each one of you. James Lund, along with his wife Heather, own The Old Curiosity Book Shop in downtown Columbia, Tennessee. A native of Nashville, James moved to Columbia several years ago to get away from crowds and promptly opened a business whose purpose is to attract crowds.
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Flea Widgets, Dog Bots & Gizmos That Swim Through your Eyeballs
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recision. Strength. Balance. Versatility. Robots are getting scary, people. Big Dog can throw cinder blocks. SandFlea can jump 30 feet into the air. And bots called micro scallops can, as an article By Cody on IEEE put Crawford it, “swim through your eyeballs.” What better way to bring in the end of summer than by freaking ourselves out by all the insane technology out there? Let’s do
this. Here is a list of some of the coolest robots in existence.
and having the size of a quarter, the RoboBee is a tiny robot that flies using “artificial muscles.” Developed by the Wyss Institute, Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Northeastern University, the RoboBee is intended to be “capable of selfcontained, self-directed flight and of achieving coordinated behavior in large groups.” According to the Wyss Institute’s website, possible applications of the RoboBee include crop pollination, search and rescue missions, surveillance, weather and climate mapping, traffic monitoring and environmental monitoring.
SandFlea
The SandFlea is a measly eleven pounds, but it packs a punch. When encountering an obstacle, the SandFlea can jump up to 30 feet in the air to avoid it. Its four wheels move it across the ground, and a piston propels it over any hurdles it discovers. In addition, this robot stays stable while in the air, guaranteeing a safe landing and a steady view from its camera while airborne. It’s a good thing this robot isn’t quiet, or it would be quite the stealth device.
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What it does do, however, is almost more impressive. When one of its six legs becomes disabled for some reason, it discovers that its trajectory is incorrect. Through trial and error, the robot figures out which leg is damaged and eventually learns how to walk with just five legs. Even though the robot can’t feel pain, it mimics the human behavior of self-adjusting for an injury.
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this list, the micro-scallop is tiny, driven by magnetic fields to traverse bodily fluids. Due to the differences in bodily fluids and water, these simple robots were designed to “swim” by folding themselves back and forth to propel forward. The fact that this machine is so simple allows it to be made extremely small, in the range of hundreds of micrometers. According to the Max Planck Institute, who developed them, “They could deliver drugs precisely to a target location, a point on the retina for instance. And they could make it possible to carry out gene therapy in a specific cell.” Yikes! Micro-scallops are quite science-fictiony.
Petman
Providing these types of life-like conditions allows people to test how clothing holds up to chemical warfare agents. Nope, not cute; Petman is industrial-strength and hardcore.
Cheetah
I bet you can’t predict what this robot can do. Yep, you guessed it, the Cheetah can run really fast. The quickest robot in the world, this guy clocks speeds greater than 29 miles per hour. Although it isn’t as speedy as its animal namesake, it’s pretty darn swift. It has four legs with forward-facing joints, like human knees. A video of it running at its top speed can be found on YouTube, where the Cheetah is running on a conveyor belt.
This guy sounds kind of cute, but I promise you, he is far from it. Petman is like a real-life Ironman and was developed by Boston Dynamics to test chemical protection clothing. This robot has the body of a man and can balance himself, walking freely on two legs. Petman replicates what a human might feel under protective clothing by monitoring temperature, Petman, doing his thing humidity and sweat. . 14 Validitymag.com
Spot is a robot dog that was released earlier this year by Boston Dynamics. Spot is a smaller version of their previous dog bot, Big Dog, who was so strong and agile he could throw cinder blocks. Spot is a lot cooler. He trots along on almost any terrain. He has the ability to trek through the woods and climb stairs. At one point in the video, his “trainer” tries to kick him over. And it’s not just any kick - the guy rams Spot in the side while Spot is walking innocently along. Spot stumbles...and keeps his balance. At another point in the video, two Spot bots are trotting side by side. When they accidentally bump into each other, each adjusts course to keep its balance. Amazing! One caveat, though: There is an amazing gif on the internet of Spot trotting around the cor-
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This six-legged wonder can climb walls. It has what Boston Dynamics calls “micro-claws,” which grip and conform to various surfaces, allowing the RiSE to scale not only walls, but textured surfaces such as trees and fences as well. It has a tail that helps with balance, making it look sort of like a fat lizard.
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Although it has been dubbed “self-healing,” this robot doesn’t quite do that.
The micro-scallop, small enough to swim through the human body
The self-healing robot will only use five of these legs if needed
ner of a staircase in a house. There is a pile of banana peels in front of the stairs, and Spot’s foot lands right on it. He slips faster than a cartoon character, slams into the floor and lies there, unmoving. Oh, technology. To see videos, gifs and links of
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f you’ve ever had the luxury of biting into a juicy, ripe strawberry straight from the patch, you know what summer is really all about. We went to our uncle’s strawberry patch and happily filled bucket after bucket of fresh berries, coming home with many more than we knew what to do with. I don’t know if there’s a happier place to be in the summer than a strawberry patch with a cool breeze blowing. When we brought the berries home, after sharing with friends, I made these muffins. Making the transition to a gluten free diet, I desperately missed the spongy texture of a good morning muffin. But thanks to this specific flour, I’ve found a muffin recipe to keep forever! If you have any other berries on hand, you can easily substitute or combine a few together. They’re delicious, no matter how you make them.
3 tablespoons milk (I used almond) 1 ½ cup diced strawberries Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees 1. In a medium sized bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and set aside. 2. With a mixer, beat sugars and butter until light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time. 3. Add yogurt and milk and beat until smooth. 4. Slowly incorporate flour mixture until it blends together to form a batter. 5. With a spatula or wooden spoon, gently fold in strawberries. 6. Spoon into cupcake liners, and let rest for 15 minutes. 7. Bake until starting to lightly brown on top, about 15-20 minutes depending on your oven.
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tinue pulsing until mixture is completely combined and sticky. Press crust in the bottom of a spring form pan. Place in the refrigerator while preparing the filling. 2. After cashews have soaked, first pulse dates in food processor, then Instructions: 1. In food processor, pulse dates add remaining filling ingredients until fine. Add walnuts, and con- until smooth. 4 hours) ½ cup chopped dates, pitted ¼ cup coconut oil ½ cup lite coconut milk 1-2 cups assortment of berries
if necessary) he end-of-summer heat and 1 Tablespoon coconut oil humidity call for cool, yet delectable treats. Eventually, I will eat my oatmeal again Ingredients for Filling: when the weather turns nippy, but 2 cups raw cashews (Soaked in hot water for 1 hour, or room for now, it is still just too hot for warm treats! temperature water for at least This decadent chocolate pudding, and the rich, creamy pie will definitely satisfy the sweet tooth, yet not make you feel too full. They are both incredibly refreshing and sweetened with natural ingredients. That’s right, no refined sweeteners! The pie is sweetened only with dates, while the pudding has a hint of banana and honey. Both are great end-of-summer treats.
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he first flying machine was invented in the 5th century B. C. It was powered by a detachable bladder that when heated would shoot “The Flying Pigeon” like a rocket into the air gliding for hundreds of meters. It was invented by a Greek philosopher named Archytus, a By Daniel Algara c o n t e m p o rary of Plato and champion of the oft maligned Pythagoreans. This gem of a fact surprised me when I came across it one night after falling into a Wikipedian black hole. Never once did I doubt the indisputable place in history occupied by Orville and Wilbur Wright as the inventors of the world’s first flying machine. But then I realized, that I had never actually heard or read anywhere that they had actually invented anything new. If I searched my memory, the only thing I knew for sure was they had built the first machine capable of controlled, sustained flight, which was a far cry from my assumption that they were the progenitors of all aeronautics. The truth was, I’d never thought about it that much, and by my lack of inquiry, I had built a history of false history of flight that began and ended with
only the information I happened to have. Here are a few other common misconceptions most people have: - Searing a steak does not hold in juices. - There was no such thing as a Brontosaurus (this one hit me as a monstrous betrayal). - Fortune cookies are a Japanese creation. - Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian, she was Greek. - Buddha wasn’t fat. - Coffee isn’t a bean, it’s a seed (and go ahead disabuse yourself of the idea that peanuts are nuts, ‘cause they’re not). - Sugar doesn’t make kids hyper. I too scoffed at that last one, but according to those insufferable wet blankets over at the Yale University School of Medicine, there is no correlation between sugar and hyperactivity. This got me thinking about more esoteric avenues of logic. Is it possible I conflate what I think I know with other assumptions and half-truths and fill in the gaps of my teetering wall of knowledge with so much watery mortar? Impossible. That doesn’t sound very much like me at all. Also, does this conflation result in an unnecessary anxiety? One that dismantles the possibility of existential satiation, because there will inevitably come a time when our construct of ‘truth’ is built from historical assumptions
experience flashes of unfiltered joy and deep sorrow in a brain that is not yet polluted by the anxiety caused by opening a bank statement and Doritos Super Bowl ads. I’m not advocating an ignorance-is-bliss lifestyle. Quite the opposite. I only wonder if there is a way to rid ourselves of constructing hardboiled realities out of unknown quantities. This, I postulate, would result in childmindedness, a relief from having to know everything or care about everything. Is it possible? Perhaps in some degree it is. The trick is getting there. And like the distance between Archytus’ flying pigeon and the Wright’s manned glider, there may be centuries of nose dives before our fingertips glance at the edges of atmospheres.
and empirical anecdotes. For example, what should I think when my four-month-old boy smiles at me? I assume he is laughing at the silly face or voice I’ve conjured for his amusement. But is he laughing at me or experiencing some other primal fixture of joy given to us at birth; a fixture slowly ground away by the mortar and pestle of American life? See, for my part I am being silly, but it can’t mean much to a four-month-old. There is no ‘silly’ for him, because there is no history of the concept in his memory and Daniel Algara lives in Spring therefore holds no context or ide- Hill, Tennessee. His fiction and ation of ‘silly,’ or serious, or scary, poetry have appeared in The Bellow or stupid, smart, pretty, ugly or Literary Journal, Aoife’s Kiss, Kaleifat. Every experience is unfiltered, doscope Magazine, The Stray Branch or better, untainted by whatever and others. assumptions are made about the world he has not yet built his defenses against. It’s what both Euclid and Kant referred to as a posteriori in their respective fields of math and philosophy, meaning the process of trying to understand a thing according to what is already known. Useful for naviMon. - Fri., 10a - 6p , Sat., 9a - 5p gating your way around 2482 Nashville Hwy. • Columbia, TN 38401 the world as an adult, though quite ineffective 931-486-1939 at providing us with any northsidegun@yahoo.com • James Roberts, owner real joy. Not only does my son not know anything about the history of flight, he doesn’t care, and doesn’t seem any worse off for it. He doesn’t care if Buddha was fat and much less if I am. There is something to be said for this kind of tabula rasa state of mind. One where you can be unconYou Work Hard cerned with your own At Stewart Family Chiropractic knowledge or financial We Know What It Takes To Get You Going Again standing or even moral 487 E. Main • Hohenwald, TN • 931-796-2565 standing, to be free to
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crafts, plus the P.A.C.E. classic cars, food vendors, local makers and farmer markets. “Everyone is guaranteed a good time,” stated organizers of the event. Pulaski also offers a wonderful array of local shops and restaurants around its beautiful, historical square. An entire day can be spent exploring the many sites and discovering the beauty of the community. Since its inaugural year, the Giles County Arts Council has been dedicated to nurturing the arts in the Pulaski community. “The ice cream festival is just one shining example of how our young and eager organization is making a positive impact on the people of Giles County,” remarked event organizers. Save the date for August 20th. Join the folks of Giles County as they celebrate their unique blend of personality, creativity and delicious artistic expression. Tickets cost $5 for adults and $3 for children. For more information, please visit www.gilesartscouncil.com. Order online at: www.cornerstonehs.com
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also include a Sunset Rhythm & Vines commemorative wine glass. Tickets are available from any Columbia Breakfast Rotary member, online at natchezhills.com, or by contacting Ed Honicker at 615948-5051. “This event is one of our major fundraisers,” Honicker stated. Over the past 17 years, we have given in excess of $200,000 to various local projects and organizations. The most recent club project was the installation of the Splash Pad at Riverwalk Park, which was completely funded by the Breakfast Rotary. Other projects include the Rotary shelter at Riverwalk Park, partnering with the City of Columbia to build the children’s playground at Ridley Park, supplying dictionaries each year to all Maury County third graders and providing four annual $1,000 academic scholarships. Organizations benefiting are Maury Magic Riders, Family Center, Junior ROTC at Central High, King’s Daughter’s School, Interact Clubs at both Hampshire and Santa Fe High School, Culleoka Choir, Rotary Youth Leadership Academy and supporting contributions to the Rotary Honduras water project. Sponsorships will be offered at $5,000 Platinum Partner, $2,500 Gold Partner, $1,000 Silver Partner and $500 Partner and contributor. For information, visit the website at www.ColumbiaBreakfastRotary.org or find them on Facebook.
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hen this time in the garden arrives, and there is such a wonderful variety of fresh food available, I always contemplate the absolute miracle of food and being able to produce it. From garden to table, bursting with amazing flavor and nutrition, I By Cassandra Warner don’t know what could be better than the wonderful taste of fresh food that has been bountifully coming out of our gardens and orchards. From peaches, blueberries, black berries, strawberries,
tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, okra, potatoes, salad greens, herbs, onions, green beans, peas, squash, corn to melons, its all been more than finger “lickin” good. It is truly a divine harvest. Well there’s probably no need to mention it, but July was definitely hot fun in the summertime. I did have to really try to work in the garden early and late. Even then it was still hot, but I do thank God for the rain that was plentiful. I only had to water container plants. Planting
Continue sowing seeds for late crops of beets, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, peas, chard, turnips, bush beans, spinach, arugula, dill, pars-
ley, cilantro, collards, kale, kohl- rows. Harvest rabi and onions. Plant transplants *Harvest vegetables such as of broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabsquash, cucumbers, green beans, bage and onions. It is a great time to plant a fall and okra when young and tender for best flavor and to extend the crop of peas. The roots of the peas plants production. fix nitrogen into the soil for next *Pick vine ripe tomatoes and spring’s planting. When planting peas for fall, plant them twice as maybe a few green ones for frying. deep as in the spring. This helps to I have been slicing green cherry tomatoes and frying them with keep the seeds cool and from dryslices of jalapeño peppers. ing out before they germinate. *Pick corn when the silks turn If you have a vacant area the first part of August, and you want brown. *Dig some new potatoes careto plant garlic there in September, fully. Harvest all potatoes once the plant it now with a cover crop of plants die back. buckwheat. The bees will love its *Harvest cantaloupe when pretty little white flowers. Midripe. They will have a sweet pleasSeptember, mow it down and let it ant smell and will easily slip from sit a few days to improve the soil. Then proceed to make your garlic the vine. Do not pull or tug. If it Validitymag.com 23 .
but before the sun causes them to wilt. *Basil is ready to harvest when flower buds begin to form at the ends of shoots. What to do with all the basil? Make pesto and freeze the extra. Dry the larger leaves and store in airtight jars. Combine tomatoes and basil for a supreme spaghetti sauce. An all time favorite use for basil is a wonderful caprese salad. Layer sliced tomatoes on a platter with a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese and a basil leaf on each tomato slice. Combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon ground mustard, ⅛ teaspoon salt and pepper. Drizzle on Pizza. top. YUM.
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*Start to get cold frames ready. *With the excessive heat, be sure to keep 3-4 inches of mulch on everything. *It’s time to divide iris this month. With a spading fork lift the entire clump. Discard the oldest section in the middle, cut off the newest six inch fans on the outside of the clumps, then replant them in a prepared area with some compost, worm castings or rotted manure. Plant the fan just barely below the surface of the ground and cut the leaves back to six inches. Water them well and mulch. *Remove spent blooms of annuals and perennials to encourage more blooms and to keep them looking good. As the end of the month nears, you may want to start leaving some flowering stems for seeds for our fine, feathered friends. *Prune roses back by no more than one-third.
*”One year of seeds, seven years of weeds,” the old saying goes. So even if you don’t have time to pull the weeds, if they are flowering cut off the tops before they set seeds and begin to drop them. *Add to the compost pile, keep it moist and turned or consider direct composting. Direct Composting
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If you want to add some late color and flower power into the August garden, you might want to add some hardy perennial Hibiscus. They have the large, dinnerplate-size bloom giving you beautiful colors and will bloom for 8-10 weeks. The flowers make a wonderful tea. *Sedum Matrona, is a tall variety with beautiful foliage that has a light purple tinge with several shades of showy, flower heads. *Crepe myrtles are great for late all in a spectacular range of colors. blooming color. You can go for the *Plant cardinal flowers which full size or there are dwarf cultivars
hummingbirds love. *Knock out roses will bloom through summer into fall. *Swamp milkweed, a more cultivated alternative to common milkweed, is also attractive to a range of butterflies including the Monarch and Swallowtails which feed on the nectar. Larva of the Monarch feed on the foliage. The flamboyant, fragrant flowers are a delight for us and our beloved butterflies. *Speaking of butterflies, the butterfly bush is another shrub that if you keep it dead headed will give long lasting color in the garden. You will see a butterfly gala going on that will delight us butterfly lovers one and all. Now these are also available in a dwarf variety. *August’s birth flowers (from the Old Farmers Almanac) are the gladiolus and the poppy. A red poppy symbolizes pleasure and consolation. The gladiolus represents strength and sincerity. Garden Quotes And Sayings
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just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.” — Douglas William Jerrold “Essential advice for the gardener: Grow peas of mind, lettuce be thankful, squash selfishness, turnip to help thy neighbor and always make thyme for loved ones.” — Author unknown “Life begins the day you start a garden.” — Chinese proverb “Dear to my heart is life in the garden giving health to my body, mind and soul. The good earth, the summer’s golden sun and heavenly showers have once again worked the miracle of a divine harvest. That we may pray, eat, love and garden; it is all well and wonderful.” — Cassandra Warner Originally from Texas, Cassandra Warner is a transplant to the garden of Tennessee. Gardening has been one of her passions for forty years. “Gardening connects you to the miracle of life and provides healthy exercise and stress relief.”
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ave you ever wondered what Jesus meant when He said, we are in Him and He is in us? He prayed that all who believed in Him would be one as He and the Father were one… He in us as He is in the Father. John 17:20-23 and 15:4. It is amazing to realize that we who believe in Jesus have that By Charles E. kind of oneness with the Newbold, Jr. creator. The scientific discovery of DNA (the carrier of genetic information) might help us conceptualize this spiritual oneness with God. To the extent that my son has my DNA in him, I am in him. Likewise, to the extent that he has my DNA in him, he is in me. I in him. He in me. To the extent we share the same DNA, we are one. Yet, I am the father and he is the son. I came before him. He came after me. The son gets the DNA from the Father. The Father does not get the DNA from the son. God is Father and Son. The eternal Son came from the eternal Father, yet is one with the Father. The Son of God, Jesus, has the Father’s spiritual DNA in fullness. Colossians 2:9. My definition of spiritual DNA is “Divine Nature Attribute.” If we are in Christ and Christ is in us, then we have His divine nature attributes. As Gary Chapman’s song goes (recorded by Amy Grant), we can each say, we have “My Father’s Eyes.” The old man nature of sin and flesh has no part in this oneness with God. This oneness with God is spiritual; yet, nonetheless real. We really are in Him and He is in .
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us, if indeed, we have his spiritual DNA. It is just the same as the oneness He has with the Father and the Father has with Him. His DNA in any one of us is the same as it is in all of us. We share His DNA. We really are brothers and sisters in Christ. This is not just a metaphor. I have two daughters, three children in all. To the extent that they share a portion of my DNA, they are one with me and one with each other. They have a natural oneness with each other that cannot be denied or taken from them. We really are one body in Christ. That is why it is absolutely imperative that we love one another as He has loved us. What we do to each other is what we do to Him. We get Father’s DNA at the time we come to believe in Jesus as the Son of God, resulting in our being born again by His Spirit. The Holy Spirit infuses our spirit with the Spirit-life of God. We cannot figure this stuff out. We need for the Holy Spirit to reveal this reality to us in a way that, once we get it, it radically changes our lives. We are in Him and He is in us; thereby, we are one in Him and in each other. If we are in Him and He is in us, then we have Father’s DNA, and that not only defines who we are, but is the driver of what we do. Our identity is in Christ and none other. “Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God.” 1 John 3:1. Charles Elliott Newbold, Jr. has served as pastor, teacher and is an author calling forth Christians to live the laid-down life for Jesus Christ. He and his wife, Nancy McDonald Newbold, live in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Charles continues his writing.
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