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Recent studies have raised our awareness that sitting for long periods can be hazardous to our health. At the same time, more and more leisure and work activities involve sitting. Some experts recommend converting our desks to sit-to-stand workstations as a means to a healthier future. But for financial or other reasons, not all of us can make this change. Are we doomed? Perhaps not.

When I chose to retire a few years back, many of my friends smiled skeptically and told me it wouldn’t last long. I shrugged off those doubters; after all, there were plenty of things to keep me busy. But you know, I really couldn’t stay away. I tried relief work, filling in for colleagues who wanted a day off. And, of course, I kept writing this column and doing some radio work here and there.

Something I get asked a lot is “How did you start writing a newspaper column?” Or, “Do you ever run out of stuff to write about?”

Q: “We have been trying to buy a house for more than a year and all we can find are short sales. We have made offers on two, which have both failed. Our agent doesn’t want to show us any more short sales, but in our price range that’s all we seem to find. How can we make an offer and ultimately purchase a home successfully?”

Among other common lies, we have the silent lie – the deception which one conveys by simply keeping still and concealing the truth. Many obstinate truth-mongers indulge in this dissipation, imagining that if they speak no lie, they lie not at all.”

It’s almost impossible to get California’s massive 53-member delegation in the House of Representatives to pull together on anything. They can’t even agree that action is needed to alleviate the housing foreclosure crisis.

A couple of weeks ago, my son Leo broke his arm on the basketball court. We stayed close to home for a few days, so we needed the sort of food that would warm us inside. This recipe did the trick. Because spaghetti squash keeps for about two months, I didn't have to go farther than my pantry for my vegetables.

When you’re surfing the Internet for the latest in news, celebrity gossip or curious bits of trivia, remember that “clicks have consequences.” The information you find on the Web can have a big influence on your opinions, your thoughts and even your behavior. That’s why we at MHAT-19 recommend that, just as you should eat junk food in moderation for the sake of your physical health, you should also consume “junk information” in moderation for the sake of your mind.

It is history’s best-documented story of genocide, the attempt to extinguish a whole people: the Holocaust.