January 31, 2013. I have been retired for one month.

What have I learned?

1.  How to quickly remove pomegranate seeds. Joel Fuhrman, M.D. demoed this on Dr. Oz:

•   Make a 1/2 inch deep cut in circumference of pomegranate;
•   Twist it apart;
•   Place cut side down on your palm over a bowl;
•   Hit with handle of a wooden spoon.  Red seeds fall out. Continue until skin is empty;
•   4 or 5 pouches of membrane will still hold seeds and may now be easily opened to release last seeds;

You can freeze the seeds and have them available when pomegranates are out of season.  Dr. Fuhrman is the author of Eat to Live .

2. How to detox my liver.  Dr. Oz suggested drinking this cocktail every morning:

• 1/2 Cup hot water;
• juice of lemon wedge;
• 2 dashes of hot sauce.

3.  Doesn’t take long to learn to waste a lot of time.

During this past month I went to the Sundance Film Festival.  Tomorrow I will post info about the films I saw.