The notion of impulse buying is supposed to speak of spontaneity and fun. But the folks at Cracker Barrel Country Store have fashioned it into a kind of science. Although the notion of shopping at CBOCS is about as American as apple pie, the whole […]
If you’re off on a vacation this holiday season, or returning from across the seas for the annual Christmas visit, you’ll most likely come up against that old familiar foe- jet lag. Something between a hangover and a walking zombie state, jet lag can leave […]
Guys are usually stereotyped as preferring their clothes to be simple and straightforward. I am only too happy to keep them company there. Now, I’ll admit to being confused by many things in this apparently modern world. One conundrum that I constantly stretch my brain […]
Fish, baby! Brain food? The experts out there say you have to consume plenty of Omega One. Yet our oceans have become so depleted of wild fish stocks, and so polluted through industrial contaminants, trying to figure out which fish is which can be confusing. […]
America was projected to have emitted 5.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide in 2013, 16% of the global total. According to the Washington Post, this is an improvement from a peak of 6.1B in 2007. Overall emissions have been lowered to their lowest level in […]
In November 2013 Israeli scientists claimed discovery of a viable commercially produced alternative fuel to crude oil that would revolutionize energy usage worldwide in less than a decade. Thus on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, a team of geologists, chemists and various […]
North Korea publicly executed at least 80 people in November 2013, many for watching smuggled South Korean TV shows, a South Korean newspaper JoongAng reported on Monday, November 11, 2013. According to both an unidentified source, and a very recent North Korean defector, huge crowds, […]
If your lady likes to read then I’m sure she’ll appreciate these awesome gift ideas below. Specially compiled by an avid reader (Me!) for other avid readers. Here are some great gift ideas for a girl who likes to read: Kindle I have always been […]
At 6:17am on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Bonne Terre, Missouri, 63-year-old Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks, Jews and “the damned” in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980, was put to death in the […]
DNA experts have rocked the anthropological world by isolating the genome of a young boy found buried at Mal’ta near Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia some 24,000 years ago. A team led by Dr. Eske Willersley of the University of Copenhagen discovered that the boy’s […]
“It’s a crime against mankind!” my friend Poldi said. “I shall write a letter to Chancellor Merkel.” Glühwein, the mulled aromatized drink obtained exclusively from red or white wine, flavored mainly with cinnamon and/or cloves, is a staple of German Christmas life and it is […]
The holidays are upon us, and things are about to get silly. We’ve dusted off our snazzy clothes (of a slightly larger size to accommodate gluttony) and the upstairs fridge, basement fridge, various coolers, and car trunks are filled with holiday booze. However, winter has […]
We’ve all felt it at times, that craving beyond mercy for a bacon cheeseburger or a mountain of nachos or a glistening (MSG!) Chinese takeout smorgasborg. Problem is, nowadays it’s so easy to come upon such things; our diets have easy access to cravings, and […]
It’s a looming weight faced by writers and just about anyone else. Whether it’s starting an article or project, a diet or exercise routine, or simply initiating contact with someone or something you’ve been putting off, getting started is hard. It sometimes begins with “I […]
I once dated a musician who could play 5 different musical instruments. I thought I had hit the sexual jackpot! For sure this man with the ability to be good with his mouth (trumpet), fingers (guitar, piano, double bass) and feet (drums) would take me […]
For some reason men seem to think that they can meet women to date in a bar or in a club. Perhaps you think that the alcohol helps to lubricate the conversation, and everyone seems to be having fun already. Well, if you’re looking for […]
When I was eighteen, I did a brief summertime stint selling roses in bars and nightclubs dressed as a mime. It was a great gig. I got a percentage of sales plus tips. At three dollars a rose, the tips were the key and they […]
Not too long ago some girlfriends and I sat down to discuss the very serious topic of “The best sex you’ve had” and the conversation soon turned to why some experiences counted as the most orgasm-producing, heart-stopping, toe-curling over others. What magic formula had occurred […]
Feeling a tad peckish? For those of you sick of all that Boomer blah-blah rhetoric about eating a better, more balanced diet, consider this. Research recently presented to the Royal Society in London by the biologist Carles Lalueza-Fox of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in […]
I was in my local lad pub having a few pints of Laddingtons bitter, with the odd packet of Ladburies extra crinkly crisps when the subject of ultimate sexual fantasies came up. This struck me as strange because although men do reference sex a lot […]
