A chef is a culinary artist. When we dine at the table of a master chef, we expect to feast on fabulous creations that are perfect in every ...
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A massage might make for a relaxing moment after a stressful day, but add hot stones to the mix, and we feel like we have enjoyed a few minutes of heaven while still right here on earth.
All that ...
War is a tricky business. Sometimes we think we have all the power, and the enemy punches holes in all our defenses.
In the years preceding World War II, French Minister of War André Maginot built ...
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A broken bone is one of the most devastating injuries we can receive. The pain is incredible, the recovery is interminable, and the aftermath is less than idyllic. We suffer through thunderstorms and ...
We all know at least one fool, that person who never learns from his mistakes, but continues to do the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome if he just keeps on trying.
“The old ...
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In 2011 a Rottweiler named Leslie fell in a 20 foot dry well. It was a week before she was found and safely pulled out.
Leslie’s story goes further. A year earlier, she had been rescued from being ...
People come to America from all over the world. They bring with them languages, customs, and laws that are as different as black from ...
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Adults often see childhood as a time of innocence, one in which lost perfection exudes from those small lives. They would grab it again, if possible.
However, in a child’s eyes, that pivotal time ...
What can desperation bring us to do? Our recent ancestors cured coughs with the slimy essence of snails. Icepicks were inserted through eye sockets into people’s brains, hoping to calm the confused ...
Spit and polish refers to taking something that is well used and making it new again.
In military vernacular it means to give attention to detail; to look neat and orderly; to work in precision with ...
Youth is a time of protected victories. We want our children to feel the thrill of success without the fear of failure. We keep the harsh truth of life at bay: The world will try to beat us down ...
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Time covers everything. Literally.
Look to the great sphinx in Egypt. For centuries it was thought to be very small, with only part of the head showing. Sand had covered the massive monument, ...
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