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The Big Dairy Free Cookbook: a hard transition seems less painful.

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100% honest? I am addicted to the mere thought of dairy. I was raised on milk and do not have any difficulties digesting it. It is hard for me to imagine anything more satisfying than a tooth-achingly cold glass of 2% milk and a peanut butter sandwich on 20-grain bread. Hard to beat that. Before I met my wife, I lived in a steady diet of no greater than ten food staples; three of which used flour tortillas and one I admit is just a plain bagel that I called a recipe because it used the toaster... Most everything was blanketed in a variety of milk products. The universe doesn't care about my dream foods. My wife (Pigeon) recently found that many of her body aches and ailments are tied to her gluten and dairy consumption. She is not allergic, but it just doesn't sit well anymore and the side effects make her miserable. While not advised she should refrain from either entirely, the intolerance is causing a cascading shift in our household regarding the perception of both t...

Grimwood Crossing: paranormal western with a ton of bullets

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Well! 2018 continues to be a solid year for indie comics. I stumbled across the official Grimwood Crossing Instagram account and was dragged knee deep into a mire of beautifully drawn black and white comics. Supernatural Western! Grimwood Crossing, a frontier town overrun with undead, demons, and problems with the locals. Just like smalltown Mayberry, Grimwood has the law on its side, but this Sheriff is no Andy Griffith. The Sherrif and his Deputy have crossed the wasteland late in the afternoon. With unholstered guns, they kick in the doors of a dilapidated house to slaughter some vampires holed up there. Vamps are mot the only menace around. The folks living in Grimwood Crossing feel concerned that there is an overall increase in dangerous entities roaming the area. It appears they are rightfully concerned. A vengeful ghost from the Sheriffs past is looming, using the lives of the town folk as leverage to punish. Not quite ground floor for this comic as there are three f...