August 31, 2009 – 10:04 pm
The other dust collector, 10 year-old Gregory Evans of Tuscola, Illinois isn’t fascinated with dust, but with the machines that collects it.
Collecting vacuum cleaners since he was three-years old, he has gotten to know the machines quite intimately differentiating the vacuum cleaners by sound. His unwavering excitement in finding a new model to add to his collection [...]
August 26, 2009 – 10:26 pm
Many different cultures have impacted this great city of Philadelphia which can be seen in the available foods at the market and in restaurants. It has opened my food palate and cooking skills. Crisscrossing different cuisines to create something new, I have made dishes like Israeli couscous with a Mediterranean flare served with tropical-style salmon.
I’ve [...]
August 17, 2009 – 8:06 am
Next year’s Easter molds should be interesting.
When they asked me if I wanted a hot chocolate pedicure, I said sure. What I didn’t understand was that they were asking me. As I patiently waited for my hot chocolate, lying back relaxing, while the masseuse was working between my toes, I asked if my hot chocolate [...]
August 11, 2009 – 11:02 pm
Goats are one of the earliest domesticated animals that have had a big contribution to our dietary intake of protein from North Africa to Asia to South America.
Recent media reports state that goat meat consumption is on the rise in the United States. Most Americans are just catching up to the rest of the world. [...]
How many of us know Smokey Bear? The beloved icon of Americana that shaped our youth and captured our hearts with powerful commercials of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s that sent home the message of how to properly care for putting out the flames and keeping the animals and forests alive.
August 9, 1944, 65 years [...]
Wissahickon Trail in Fairmount Park is a perfect haven for exercise enthusiasts with a supportive tree canopy. Lush with greenery that helps block out the beating summer sun, many ride, walk, or jog on the trail and some even take their pooch for a walk.
23-year-old Mary Kathryn Ladany put on her iPod and went for [...]
Want a new way to get around? How about the eRockit? The “highly emotional electric motorcycle” is the new green way to go. German inventor, Stefan Gulas, came up with the revolutionary concept based on the bicycle. Combining the exertion used on a bicycle with an electric propulsion system, it multiplies the pedaling effort by [...]