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In the post-election buzz, Kentucky marijuana tourism probably didn’t cross your mind.  
But the media, having turned its gaze away from analyzing every aspect of the presidential race, is starting to refocus on a measure recently passed in Colorado and Washington — legal recreational marijuana.
An amendment that Kentuckians may be voting on sooner than you think.

Happy Halloween! I think October came in on a skateboard and went out on a jet pack! Time is just flying by and the next two months may well be the same way. That said, didn’t we have a beautiful St. Luke’s Little Summer! I so wanted to play hooky from work and be outside. Now it’s cold again! Don’t worry though, we should have one more warm spell, known as Indian Summer, before Thanksgiving.

I just love to learn things, and I learn a lot from listening to radio programs.  I just finished listening to a program called Fresh Air on NPR (on 10-18-12) on the road home tonight and I have to share!. It featured an author who’s book is titled Alone Together and it really made me think!   

“4 Day Throw Away” is a great media program and app for protecting yourself from bad leftovers.
This reliable program is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
I learned about it at a recent professional conference, The National Association of Extension Family and Consumer Science Agents.
Three myths about food safety and leftovers need to be discarded. Food that looks, smells, and tastes OK is safe to eat. This is false. Bacteria may still be present.