A death during Victorian times required long periods of mourning traditions, and was accompanied by many grief rituals. The longest mourning period was for the death of a spouse, and usually lasted a minimum of 2 years. But just grieving wasn’t enough; a person was required to dress for the occasion. There were even stages ...
In the city of Baltimore, there are plenty of restaurants that offer some of the best crabs in town. Since the state of Maryland in know for their blue crabs, it’s only fitting that one of the state’s historic cities offer some of the best blue crabs around. Check out my top choice Crab Spots ...
Do you think troll dolls would be as popular if they were known as Dammit Dolls? It is an apt question because those tiny naked imps with the hideous Marge Simpson hair style were originally known as Dammit Dolls after their creator, a woodcarver from Denmark named Thomas Dam. For most of their early days, ...
The state of Minnesota, whose motto is L’etoile du Nord, meaning “Star of the North” has several species of stars that pay it a visit each May and stay until sometime in September, when there migration urges move them farther south. Of course, I am speaking of hummingbirds. Minnesota hummingbird enthusiasts have the opportunity to ...
The LEGO Group is the world’s sixth largest toy manufacturer. With the recent recalls from major toy companies, like Fisher-Price and Mattel, consumers can’t help but wonder if toys from LEGO are safe. Or will they be up next on the recall list? Where are LEGO toys produced? Until 2006, all LEGO bricks and other ...
Pancreatitis is a reasonably common condition in dogs and is basically an inability of the pancreas to process fat efficiently. The pancreas goes into “panic” mode and begins to shut down. Dogs generally manifest acute pancreatitis by vomiting excessively, behaving lethargically, running a fever, and walking in a hunched over posture. Pancreatitis can occur in ...
There’s a great deal of misinterpretation floating around on the Internet about Randy Newman. Contrary to popular belief Randy Newman does not hate short people. In fact, it could be argued that the song Short People by Randy Newman is something of an homage to our pint sized co-habitants. The song Short People, it can ...
Every year more and more people are diagnosed with some form of Cancer. This is something hard to deal with and cope with during treatments, but there are ways to be able to cope easier. There is enough to worry about with Cancer, how to deal with it should not be one of them. Everyone ...
The River Winds Restaurant, part of the River Winds Community Center Complex in West Deptford, New Jersey, brings a level of elegant fine dining to Gloucester County that the area has been lacking for years. First opened in 2009, this spacious restaurant is a great choice for parties and special events, as well as a ...
Turning a Media Center computer into a multimedia dynamo is not a difficult task these days. Instead of relying on Tivo to record your favorite television programs, you can easily get your Media Center computer to do it. Just find a dependable desktop computer, more than enough hard drive storage, and a brilliantly working television ...
