Since poetry’s inception, word rhythms – the ebb and flow between accented and unaccented syllables – have played a key role in the art and craft of creating a well-thought-out poem. Although rhyming conventions, certain metaphors, and even certain words themselves have come in and out of vogue throughout the centuries, poets ancient and modern ...
People have always been interested in things that are strange, unexplained, or paranormal. No television show better exemplified that driving passion than “The X-Files.” Somehow they made us belief in the unbelievable and that somewhere out there the truth really did exist. Say the names Loch Ness, Big Foot, or Chupacabra and most people recognize ...
When was the last time you saw something that truly blew your mind? Whether it was something you saw online or on TV, it was an image that changed your perception about something, or changed your life forever. I had my moment yesterday afternoon while watching Fuel TV, the home of extreme sports and mediocre ...
Teaching your kids to swim the breaststroke gives them a stroke that combines the kind of positive elements that make it the stroke of choice among many swimmers young and old. . Your kids can use it for both speed and distance stroke with equal satisfaction. When swimming the breaststroke, your child will have the ...
For many children, Mother’s Day is the time to pick a box of crayons and say “I love you” to mom in a special homemade card. For slightly older children, or even for younger ones looking for a challenge, writing a Mother’s Day poem is a great way to express your love for her. Many ...
When you adopt a cat from an animal shelter, shelter staff will warn you if the cat has a tendency to bite. Many people get scared away, especially those who are new to cat ownership and those who have kids. However, biters are not necessarily nasty monsters you can’t tame. In most cases, biting can ...
Captivate Date: circa 1555 1: to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal This film captivated me. C-A-P-T-I-V-A-T-E The filmmakers of this Academy Award-nominated documentary present us with the stories of eight contestants participating in the 1999 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. They are Harry, Angela, Ted, ...
Mornings of mystic enchantment inspired by a jestful warden invigorates the soul, While a distant mew over yonder at where enlightenment disperses forms into a mould, Who can say what is lustrous white embroiders to caliginous blue? For years of time with one intrinsic love will make into…well, perfectly you. Relish the grains of sand ...
Dana Scully and Fox Moulder could be back together. Once again the special agents in charge of creepiness will be chasing little green men or green blobs or… that unknown thing that is lurking just out of sight when you turn your head and look into the shadows. A new but yet untitled “X Files” ...
We all have had our own close encounter with a celebrity. There will be many different occasions in which we will run into them. Those of us who are lucky enough to run into a celebrity, tend to let the moment slip away from us. Our tongues become tied and we fail to speak the ...
