Assuming that you’re planning on being a blushing bride in white on your wedding day, understand that you need not take out a loan merely to find that perfect wedding dress. Certainly, there are tons of places where a bride-to-be can get her hands on her dream dress for virtually pennies. But there are, in ...
Your party’s going good, people are showing up and not breaking anything and it’s time to put on some good tunes. You cruise over to the stereo and fiddle with the controls. Then, something weird happens. People start mulling around, and the party starts to die. People start leaving. What did you do wrong? The ...
The youth of the 1950s, spared the hardships of World War II, sought excitement. Many found this is in the newly emerging, feel-good music known as rock ‘n’ roll. Others preferred the smooth and mellow sounds of the blues and ballads of the time. The music of the 1950s was a hodgepodge of ballads, R&B;, ...
Few memories of my teenage years are as vivid as the high school dances. Waiting on the sidelines while all the fast songs played, palms slick and heart hammering in my chest as I wait to make my move. Finally the DJ decides to slow things down, and as the first notes of the song ...
As the snow starts melting and those extra holiday pounds start showing, the dreaded season starts to approach, Wedding season. It’s easy to find dresses to wear if you belong in the bridal party but what about us girls who need to attend a plethora of weddings as a guest on a small budget? Since ...
There are thousands (maybe even more) great songs for karaoke. The great part about karaoke is that choosing the right song can have the entire bar singing along with you. Of course, pick the wrong song, and the entire bar can go dead, ruining the fun mood and atmosphere, and even cause a number of ...
My top ten pop and rock songs about school are mostly anti-establishment tunes. Yes, most of my top ten pop and rock songs about school aren’t highly praise-worthy of the educational system. Here’s my top ten pop and rock songs about school, listed alphabetically. Another Brick In The Wall (Part II), by Pink Floyd (1980) ...
When Sandy – an 18 year-old white female – first arrived at the clinic, she had the look of an emaciated fashion model at a height of 5 feet 7 inches and a weight of 79 pounds. Unlike a model, she was dressed in secondhand clothes and worn-out flip-flops, which stood in stark contrast to ...
I taught freshman English for five years, during which time I taught Romeo & Juliet to more than two thousand students. Because it is the simplest and least complicated Shakespeare play, it is often the first one to which students are exposed. Here are the complications with teaching Romeo & Juliet: 1. Kids don’t get ...
Some dance teams are lucky enough to have adequate funds from their school to cover the cost of a coach, competitions, costumes, travel expenses and other costs. Others may have some of these costs covered and then have to pay a modest fee on their own. Many dance teams, however, must pay for all of ...