Did anyone within the sound of my keyboard watch the Golden Globes ceremony Sunday night? Nah, me neither.

For one thing, I've had . . . Let's call it “abdominal melodrama," off and on since Wednesday. Consequently, I simply wasn't in the mood for anything at all by Glenn Miller.

Moreover, this writer's strike has sucked the blood out of my beloved red-carpet season. Now, I'm not saying picketing on the part of Hollywood scribes isn't a smidgen necessary. But dangit to Denver, Alexis, I need my fix of what-was-she-thinkin' dresses and shut-up-already acceptance speeches.

I'm still holding out hope for the Academy Awards, for which nominations are announced a week from today at some unholy dawn-rush hour on the West Coast.

In preparation for the Oscars, considered the apex of the awards-show equinox (don't you just love a thesaurus?), I have a little to-do list to help make you, your wardrobe and/or someone who needs help a measure more ready for your own red-carpet moments this year.

Young chefs cook up creative recipes for rockfish contest

The results are in from the first Junior Rockfish Cooking Contest, held last weekend in Ocean City in conjunction with the East Coast Commercial Fishermen's and Aquaculture Trade Expo. From where I sat at the judges' tables, the half-dozen youths competing in the age 7 to 11 and age 12 categories certainly put on an impressive show.

Ryan Yetter of Clear Spring, Md., was the winner in the younger division with this recipe.Ryan's Rockfish

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Dermatologists Can Offer Top Tips To Help Keep Lips In Tip Top Shape

While winter's harsh, windy weather is often to blame for dry, cracked lips, sometimes the cause of lip irritation is harder to pinpoint. In fact, several types of foods, cosmetic products, medications or even bad habits have been linked to dry lips. The key is determining the source of the irritation and modifying your daily regimen to eliminate the problem.

Speaking at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, dermatologist Margaret E. Parsons, MD, FAAD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California at Davis, discussed the most common causes of lip irritation, available treatments and preventative measures to keep lips healthy.

"When I treat a patient for dry lips, the first thing I try to determine is what this patient might be doing or not doing that could be contributing to the problem," said Dr.

Barnsdall turns back Copan in last-second hoops thriller

Copan (14-6) plays Shidler on Tuesday, which likely will be its regular-season finale, unless it makes up a game with Hominy.Barnsdall hosts Woodland on Tuesday.Both Copan and Barnsdall will host their respective Class A district tournaments next weekend.Barnsdall 58, Copan 57Barnsdal 17 17 9 15 — 58Copan 15 8 11 23 — 57BarnsdallJacob Hansen 12, Tim Wilson 10, Chris White 9, Drew Anthony 8, Corey Anthony 7, Michael Morris 6, Zach Johnson 3, Smith 2, Posey 1.CopanAlex Bryan 21, Hunter Walker 13, Matt Sims 11, Nick Lannan 10, Josh Stanley 2.

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The antidotes to a lame red carpet season

Did anyone within the sound of my keyboard watch the Golden Globes ceremony Sunday night? Nah, me neither.

For one thing, I've had . . . Let's call it “abdominal melodrama," off and on since Wednesday. Consequently, I simply wasn't in the mood for anything at all by Glenn Miller.

Moreover, this writer's strike has sucked the blood out of my beloved red-carpet season. Now, I'm not saying picketing on the part of Hollywood scribes isn't a smidgen necessary. But dangit to Denver, Alexis, I need my fix of what-was-she-thinkin' dresses and shut-up-already acceptance speeches.

I'm still holding out hope for the Academy Awards, for which nominations are announced a week from today at some unholy dawn-rush hour on the West Coast.

In preparation for the Oscars, considered the apex of the awards-show equinox (don't you just love a thesaurus?), I have a little to-do list to help make you, your wardrobe and/or someone who needs help a measure more ready for your own red-carpet moments this year.

Young chefs cook up creative recipes for rockfish contest

The results are in from the first Junior Rockfish Cooking Contest, held last weekend in Ocean City in conjunction with the East Coast Commercial Fishermen's and Aquaculture Trade Expo. From where I sat at the judges' tables, the half-dozen youths competing in the age 7 to 11 and age 12 categories certainly put on an impressive show.

Ryan Yetter of Clear Spring, Md., was the winner in the younger division with this recipe.Ryan's Rockfish

.

Dermatologists Can Offer Top Tips To Help Keep Lips In Tip Top Shape

While winter's harsh, windy weather is often to blame for dry, cracked lips, sometimes the cause of lip irritation is harder to pinpoint. In fact, several types of foods, cosmetic products, medications or even bad habits have been linked to dry lips. The key is determining the source of the irritation and modifying your daily regimen to eliminate the problem.

Speaking at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, dermatologist Margaret E. Parsons, MD, FAAD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California at Davis, discussed the most common causes of lip irritation, available treatments and preventative measures to keep lips healthy.

"When I treat a patient for dry lips, the first thing I try to determine is what this patient might be doing or not doing that could be contributing to the problem," said Dr.

Barnsdall turns back Copan in last-second hoops thriller

Copan (14-6) plays Shidler on Tuesday, which likely will be its regular-season finale, unless it makes up a game with Hominy.Barnsdall hosts Woodland on Tuesday.Both Copan and Barnsdall will host their respective Class A district tournaments next weekend.Barnsdall 58, Copan 57Barnsdal 17 17 9 15 — 58Copan 15 8 11 23 — 57BarnsdallJacob Hansen 12, Tim Wilson 10, Chris White 9, Drew Anthony 8, Corey Anthony 7, Michael Morris 6, Zach Johnson 3, Smith 2, Posey 1.CopanAlex Bryan 21, Hunter Walker 13, Matt Sims 11, Nick Lannan 10, Josh Stanley 2.

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