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living One in of the the Caribbean is advantages of
Health
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coconut milk has around 60mg of sodium compared to 700mg in a can of V8 vegetable juice. Coconut as of
F o o d s
the
“Fantastic!”
the South had some real champions, Lee, name Jackson, a few – Forest, that’s life. Stewart, Serving to
also has no cholesterol, is found only
milk
cholesterol ori-
Linda - Sosua
“Keep it going!”
Steven - Sosua
under Gen McClelland, for a while, was a bright light by the name of George Custer, who later had some Horn. (PS He was a Colonel not a General might have as he read). boasted By the and you
foods A
gin such as butter. coconut 4g of tablespoon milk
animal
in
“Love your paper, laughed my
Eric - Cabarete
ass off, a fresh new creation :-)”
tactical problems at the Little Big
only 38 calories and fat compared
has
of
“Congrats on your first edition, to all of you! keep it up!” many positive comments so
Coleen - Sosua
We have received
Gen.McClelland get something
”McClelland Saddle”. In that he did ran against Lincoln as a Democrat – and lost that fight too. General Scott in Ulysses S. Grant served under Mexico as right. He also later
designed
way the
to 111 calories in the same margarine coconut for easy availability of fruit we take to buy them in the the amount and 11.5
of
g fat. Also, the fat of is body
healthier
margarine fats.
than
“Maybe I will mention your next book. ings.
narrow-minded attitude in my
far, and maybe 28 with reprint-
I have 15 books so
surrender to Grant they discovered their remembered Lee, but Lee couldn’t remember Grant ho hum. previous association.
Robert E. Lee. At the time of Lee’s
did
for granted. Sure, it’s possible kets back home, but very often, much due takes your to of the the length And from goodness the of time is
supermarlost to it
imported extra (and
So next time you opt for the benefits fruits, to consider your health the
Grant Grant
wide and in the US. your non-help.”
I am in Who's Who worldThanks for
later became the President and Lee went back to his farm (some Roman Generals did that. It beat assassinalost a war. As President,
advert - Name withheld to save embarrassment)
(when we declined to publish his
course here lower.
table. are
to
get
the
prices much
of
tree
locally grown produce.
your
purse)
provided
by
tion) as the best general who ever became known as “Useless” Grant and served only one term. There are tough President, choices or a successful here, a
Grant
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We All Make A Difference
We all make a difference Maybe it’s your Husband Maybe it’s your Wife Maybe it’s a Friend In someone else’s life-
“I obtained a copy of Gringo times and enjoyed it very much.”
Colin - Sosua
Guavas? ing, In “An
Apples Remember
or the sayday
eral blogs and e-mail debates, I’ve just because they tend to become abusive, worth mindless the space and they tasteless take kept the hell out of
“Dear Times: After reading sev-
cum farmer. How’s that for boring?
General
failed
keeps the doctor away”? Republic, more the the a
apple
a
them not
on Page 8, first paragraph, second “drunk” whale drivers. And a on Page 7,
I don’t want to get “picky” but
Dominican
line, I think the word might better be your article on Whales; I believe the Whale” or Balaenoptera to its intipicky – sorry. is called
guavas have four times fibre, bit more
plentiful
Nevertheless I enjoyed the tone and
up.
potassium and 19 times the amount of vitamin C as You are the may average think grapes apple.
“Humpback
general quality of your first edition comes to your inviting exchanges
Who’s crying out in pain… You’ll never see again. You may never know Maybe it’s a stranger
so I take you at your word when it with your readers.
mate friends. OK I did want to get Thank you for your patience and and I promise not to do it
guavas viously
better.
is from memory, I believe the word “Gringo” came into general use during Green was the color of the American military corruption uniform of “Green” and the the American/Mexican War.
First and please remember this
if you resent what I wrote, don’t get nasty again.”
them heavily in the preaspects.
still
But
outrank
no,
mentioned
What a difference you have made They may tell you every day. So try to make a difference ‘Cause there may be no other chance T make them feel that way. o In someone’s life today They may never tell you-
Good Luck, Don - Costambar Editor - Thanks for the history
Spanish
Coconut Juice American cranberry the the Another
Cranberry Juice or North its to
“Gringo”. Just think of the “V erde
became
lesson Don, although there seems to be quite a few ideas on where the term online Gringo came Wikipedia from see the
Times”. Now for a little more usespare. The General in charge of that
less information, if you have time to war was Winfield Scott, who was
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gringo. Where I come from the
at
well-known Coconut less
juice
favourite
bladder. milk
benefits
with
is
Abraham Lincoln for failing to get Gen. George C. McClelland, who
later fired as Secretary of War by
‘drink drivers’ means ‘drivers under the influence’, not
term
same
anything right. He was replaced by was also fired for refusing to fight anybody, except Lincoln. The North
‘drunk’. You may refer to them as DUI’ s.
necessarily
calories eight
than
benefits third the
provides of with the
But
This week’s poem
Whale,
Well spotted on the Humpback and thanks for pointing
of potassium. If you normally sider enhanced imbibe that drinks, a in vitamin con-
times
and
amount
around
Inspired by Tuesday’s With Morrie Written by Colleen L. Misner February 2007
seemed to have lousy Generals and
out - it’ my first job as chief editor s - and will now probably be my last!
it
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