-536
I was paging back through some receipts last night when I discovered that I recently passed my one year anniversary with Audible.com. How the months fly by! I resisted signing up for Audible for years, but once I finally gave in and bought an account, my only regret was not having done it sooner.
Where do you draw the line, when it comes to public health? Just about everyone in favor of laws against the use of asbestos and lead-based paint. The dangers of asbestos and lead poisoning are so obvious that it seems only natural to have them banned at the federal level.
I'm old enough to remember when bulk coffee bins, and the do-it-yourself coffee grinder, were new additions to the grocery store. It was exciting, at the time, to grind your own beans. This was back before the explosion of Starbucks and local coffee houses, when good coffee was largely unknown, and most of us were still drinking Folgers and their ilk.
In that environment, the bulk beans WERE an improvement. The beans were darker and better roasted, and grinding it there at the store didn't just smell great, it also gave you fresher coffee compared to Folgers.
Most people, when they go trekking across the
Every year on St. Patrick's Day, the same foods get the spotlight. Well I for one detest corned beef, which is what motivated me to dig a little deeper for some fun and interesting foods to eat on March 17th.
I cannot stand canned food. Probably because I ate so much of it as a kid. Canned food is cheap if you buy it on sale, it's quick to prep and it stores well in the cupboard. But oh, that canned food taste. It makes me shudder just to think about it.
The wide world holds many wonders and one of those is the phenomenon that has grown from the rise of geek culture - the almighty comic convention. Back in the day, conventions were rarely more than a collection of slightly overweight men in their mid-30s with receding hairlines sitting around behind tables and trying to sell comics and toys. Occasionally there would be a gaming table or two as well, something to do between the hours of browsing. But now, they've become massive.
I think every crafter, hobbyist and DIY-er eventually gives soapmaking a try. That must be the case, at any rate, given how many soapmaking supplies are available for sale at your local Michael's and Joann's. In fact, they sell so much great soapmaking stuff that you barely have to do a thing. It doesn't seem like much of a challenge, is what I'm saying, which is probably why I tried to make it harder than I had to.
It’s that time of year again. Girl Scouts are selling their famous cookies (or infamous cookies if you’re still sticking to your New Year’s resolutions). If it isn't easy enough to give in to your sweet tooth when those persuasive scouts come knocking, now you can seek them out. That’s right. The new Girl Scout Cookie Finder makes those Thin Mints, now just a touch away, even more difficult to resist.
I remember looking up to sport stars like Mark McGuire and Barry Bonds when I was younger, thinking that when I grew up, I wanted to be just like them. As I got older and began participating in endurance sports, I found myself drawn to figures like Lance Armstrong and Bernard Lagat. While I knew that sports would never be a career for me, I did see these people as more than athletes. I felt like they were role models.
