It’s called parsing. It means that you cannot think of anyone or anything over 140 characters long. Each letter, number, punctuation point and space counts as a character. Twitter rules as well as destroys. As…
Are You Careful What You Wish For?
If you’ve wished for a healthy, fast-food breakfast at home, quick breads might be for you. Because they are leavened without yeast, you don’t have to wait around for them to rise. Because you can…
Do You Have Time To Weight?
To lose weight requires motivation and that can be harder to find than diet books or exercise machines. Experts suggest setting goals and rewarding yourself when you reach those goals. Other suggestions include going to…
Shouldn’t The “Me” In Environment Be “We”?
When I think environment, I think Smokey Bear. Smokey was created in 1944 by the Ad Council and has been part of the longest running public service campaign in U.S. history. In 1952, however, song…
Is It As American As Apple Pie?
American inventor La Marcus Adna Thompson was born in 1848 in a small town in Ohio. In spite of designing and building a butter churn at 12 and being a master carpenter at 17, he…
How ter Cure Stress Quickly and Effectively
Though this article contains valuable and useful information on curing stress, it’s also meant to be humorous. This article is written in cockney. So let’s have some fun! Stress is the feelin’ yer cop wen…
Fire Damage Restoration 101
You’ve just lived through your worst nightmare. Your home has been damaged by a fire. Now you have to begin the process of restoring your home to its previous condition. There are several steps to…
Is Inventiveness Still In?
In 1906 a 21-year-old inventor from Nova Scotia went to work in the basement of his sister’s home in New England. That’s where Alfred Fuller intended to make “the best products of their kind in…
A Lollipop Lady: The Law Or Just An Easy Target?
For years we have seen the lollipop lady as a figure head in traffic calming but is she really such a strong force, what will happen if you ignore her, perhaps a fate worst than…
Do We Expect Too Much From Our Pets?
Pets have therapeutic value. Although studies have shown that patting a dog or cat can lower blood pressure and reduce stress, dogs and cats aren’t allowed in most hospitals and nursing homes. Baby seals, however,…