When Chris McCandless died four months after embarking on his Alaskan odyssey, critics accused him of being crazy and stupid, but as pointed out in Jon Krakauer;s Into the Wild and Henry Ticknor’s “Death of an Innocent”, McCandless was quite the intellectual. What led to his demise, however, was the fact that he so deeply ...
Sometimes it seems that the passage of time has passed by slowly, like the grains of sand dropping from the top of an hour glass to the bottom. As each grain drops representing the passing moments of our lives, seconds, hours, days, months and years since my son Tom’s murder I suddenly am forced to ...
In “House” Season 7 Episode 6 “Office Politics,” Cuddy finally puts her foot down and forces House to hire a female for his team. In this case, she is Martha Masters, a prodigy med student who graduated from high school at 15. The better is that House will eat her alive. Spoilers follow. The patient ...
I’d just about given up on weight loss and thought a size 12 would be my permanent dimension. I’ve tried every diet pill, diet menu and weight loss recommendation there is. Or at least I thought I had tried every weight loss suggestion until this past Friday. After reading a mountain of e-Books and natural ...
Santa Monica is an amazing place to explore, and there is no shortage of fun things to do. However, where do you go to unwind and fill up once you’re done? This article lists out five great places to grab a bite while visiting the Santa Monica Pier. Bubba Gump Shrimp Company 301 Santa Monica ...
Most of us have simple driveways with no driveway garden or curb appeal. A driveway garden creates a nice focal point on your property and is part of the overall landscaping. Your driveway is most likely the first part of your property that most people see. Why not add a driveway garden for curb appeal? ...
A car that’s overheating can ruin a trip. If you are driving and notice the temperature gauge is all the way up to the “H,” your car is “running hot” and overheating will occur shortly. Each time overheating occurs it causes damage to the engine. How many times have you been driving and seen someone ...
Occasionally I grab a subject out of the suggestion box presented by Associated Content and this is one of those occasions. In this instance the subject is my favorite novel. I certainly do have one and that would be Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. I read the book the first time when I was eight ...
Earth Day is quickly approaching. Celebrate Earth Day with your kids by sharing some of the best ways of going green by recycling and saving the Earth. What can you and your child do for Earth Day? You can make recycled crafts, color free Earth Day coloring pages, or print out a few Earth Day ...
One of the most intriguing phenomenons is the apparition of ghosts or spirits. For centuries sightings of disembodied spirits have been reported around the world. Are these ghosts just a figment of our imagination, or is there really more to these spirits than just a children’s fairy tale? Sensationalism has defined the word “ghost” as ...
