Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Hot Diggity Dog!

After much controversy from those folks who refer to the hot dog as a sandwich, officially, the great American food is not considered to be in the sandwich category. After much research, consideration, and popular vote, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council's official verdict is…a hot dog is an... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Before Women Were Allowed Choices, One Woman Broke the Mold with No Regrets

The thought of standing in front of a hot stove or a knuckle-busting washboard all day wasn't for Della Crewe, who loved travel and didn’t ask if it was proper to trapse around on a motorcycle, enjoying the sights that otherwise would have been a world away had she not dared to explore them. Della... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The Brilliant Tour Guide Offers to Solve the Nasty Woman's Problem

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Wording is Everything

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

I'm Crossing My Fingers That My Woodland Creatures Don't Care for Sweets

We planted this Elliott blueberry bush in May, and it has taken off with a bounty of plump berries, considering this is its first harvest. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

From Appetizing to Eat to Not So Much Once in Full Bloom

I had the pleasure of sampling my first artichoke at the age of twelve. My mom would snip off the tip of the hard outer layers and either bake or steam them until they were soft enough to peel the individual leaves. We would then dip them in lemon and garlic aioli, careful only to eat the bottom... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

In a World Filled with Hatred, Heroes Show Up in the Most Unexpected Places

Human interest pieces like this never fail to restore my faith in humanity... Michel Bacos was the captain of Air France Flight 139, which was hijacked and rerouted to Entebbe on June 27, 1976. On board were 240 passengers and 12 crew members when the flight took off from Tel Aviv. The hijackers... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Poor Baby. Mama Got Hit By A Car.

These little sweeties run around my neighborhood freely due to the town being nestled along the Monongahela River. There is a substantial number of woods remaining, even though there are several residential neighborhoods carved out through the woodland creatures' natural habitat, making for... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

My Favorite Little Guy Keeping the Creepy Crawlers Away

Living next to the river has its share of issues, especially when it comes to certain uninvited visitors like creepy crawlers, but ever since the raccoons have been coming to our yard for their vittles, we have had no unexpected surprises when it comes to finding stray reptiles slithering around our... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Fake Photos

What you see is not always the truth, and one might think that photos would be an indisputable source of truth. However, as far back as the 1800s, photographers have devised clever ways to alter photos. Celebrity and fake nude photos dating back to the early 1900s caused many a scandal, eventually... Sign in to see full entry.

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