I am sure you have called or at least thought about calling one of those psychic hotlines you see on television or in the newspapers. Take it from someone who worked on one of those lines many people call them, and I bet there are untold numbers of people who do not admit to calling. ...
Children’s birthday parties are “big business” these days. Most of the popular local birthday party spots do not come cheap. We have held children’s birthday parties at the local pizza and games restaurant, an indoor jumping facility, a gymnastics center, and other venues. These parties have ranged in price up to $250 dollars. The most ...
“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne chronicles the disturbing dream of a young Puritan man in Salem. In the dream, Goodman Brown comes face to face with evil and is forced to examine the nature of evil in man. He is disgusted by the evil he encounters, not realizing his own involvement. Through a psychoanalytic ...
Charismatic was produced out of the Drone mare Bali Babe, by an unremarkable stallion named Summer Squall. Summer Squall’s stud career had been a bust, despite the fact that his dam, Weekend Surprise, was by Secretariat, and was a remarkable broodmare. Summer Squall had been an excellent racehorse, coming in 2nd in the Derby of ...
If you are a woman over the age of 50, beginning a new workout routine can present unique challenges. For starters, a willing mind does not always mean a willing body, especially if you have been living a sedentary lifestyle. Easing into age-appropriate exercise routines can help you restore fitness and vitality, without the risk ...
In literature, artistic merit is distinguished between “sentiment” and “sentimentality.” The word “sentiment” refers to the emotional import of a passage as distinguished by chosen words. Determining the sentiment in a poem enables us to understand its tone. Excessive sentiment is “sentimental,” a negative term in literary analysis. By referencing the excessiveness, the speaker shouldn’t ...
If Times Square is the heart of New York City, the Union Square is its soul. Flanked by a film school, a Virgin Megastore and two stage theaters, this is a favorite with many New Yorkers. A peaceful park in the middle hosts weekly farmers’ markets which have become a sort of ritual for many ...
Instructors are very important people. Without them there would be no college courses. There are some instructors that really do make a great impression on you and you want to buy them a gift at the holidays. But what makes a great gift for instructors? Well it depends on several different things. For example, what ...
When my daughter-in-law started looking for the Star Wars costume my grandson wanted to wear for Halloween last year, she soon found herself staring at a brick wall. No matter what store she visited, she found the selections to be limited, and mostly generic. She came to me for help, and we found a solution ...
I grew up in Western Suffolk, Long Island and moved to the east end a few years ago. When I moved into my new house, I felt like a small, lonely pea in a very large pod. The vast landscapes, expanses of beach and endless water made me feel detached from civilization until I discovered ...