Congratulations to volunteer, Suzanne MacDonald, and the inmates at the Women's Correctional Facility for their commitment to running as a way of improving their own lives and contributing to the community. The "Running Free" program allows the inmates to improve their own physical and emotional...

Riding in the back seat of a car on a hilly, curvy road...

Being below deck on a boat that is moving to and fro, up and down...

Strapped into your seat on an airliner during a rough descent...

Riding on a merry-go-round...

 

... and on it goes.  The above scenarios are common ones...

Here's a recipe for Halloween "gorp" that I have used for years. I have taken it to school parties, work parties, and to many get-togethers and it is always a hit. Plus, it's quick and easy to make.

Halloween Gorp

1 bag plain Halloween M&M's

1 bag peanut Halloween M&M's

1 bag candy...

Each flu season the Library regularly gets questions about where to get flu shots in Topeka.  Thanks to Library staff, we have put together a list of flu shot clinics serving the Topeka area.  This clinic information was gathered from several resources including the Shawnee County Health Agency, St. Francis Family Medicine, Cotton-O'Neil Clinic, and several news outlets.   For this reason you may wish to check with the agency before you go to get a flu shot in case dates, times, or locations have changed.

My very first blog post was about safe food-handling practices.  As someone who has had food poisoning at least eight times between 1991 and now, I'm very wary and watchful of how food is prepared and handled.  If you've ever had food poisoning, you know the misery it brings.  Generally speaking,...