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A traditional, hand-operated, can opener.85

A Short History of the Can Opener

For almost a century and a half the can opener has been a staple gadget in kitchens throughout the world. The reason, of course, for possessing a can opener is the need to open cans containing food. The...

5 comments    food history gadget
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The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Children's Book Review

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, first published in 1962 by The Viking Press (ISBN-13: 9780670867332), is a simple story about a child's day playing in the snow. This book won the Caldecott award in 1963 and was a ground-breaking book for featuring an African American hero, Peter.

0 comments    reviews play book review
These seven vices are stumbling blocks for a happy life.75

Humility Puts Off Pride, One Of The Seven Deadly Sins

Find out some of the issues involved as we deal with "pride" in our lives. Learning to detect "pride" in ourselves can be the key to practicing the virtue of "humility" on a more consistent basis.

17 comments    religion god christian
This is one of the cartoon photos that Levant republished. 74

Defamation of Religion

I heard about this on the radio. The ACLJ, (American Center for Law and Justice), is trying to block the Defamation of Religion Act from being implemented into International Law. The OIC, (Organization of the...

67 comments    life politics religion
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We Are Under Attack - They Have Declared War On The USA

From what I am hearing from Copenhagen from the U.N., I have came to the conclusion that the rest of the world has declared war on us, not a military war, but a economic war.  The main part of war to weaken...

14 comments    politics war government
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François Villon, the Vagabond King

Bonnie is visiting Clyde in prison and thinks of escaping like the medieval French dark poet François Villon so many times did. She admires this Vagabond King very much. A new episode from the Story of Bonnie and Clyde!

3 comments    poetry literature history
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The Long Winter of Robert Frost

On a spring day in 1874 under the looming skyline of San Francisco an iconic figure in modern poetry was born – Robert Frost. The allure of the city however would not hold him for long as his destiny lie...

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Looking south over the garage roof65

Winter came so suddenly

Here we were enjoying some lovely mild weather with the occasional gentle rain showers when suddenly last Thursday a little after 5:00 p.m. I looked out of our front door to see the most amazing clouds and feel the wind whipping coldly around me.

5 comments    beauty weather silver
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Haiku Poetry

The traditional Japanese art of Haiku presents poetry lovers with flourishing images that startle the senses, despite the fact that, most traditional Japanese haiku is only 17 syllables long. In addition to...

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How and Lightning's Aaron, Rick, Paul, and Ezra, with me, your very own Sunstruck Amber64

How Enlightening: A new band in the Seattle music scene; NOT your run-of-the-mill grunge

How and Lightning's Aaron, Rick, Paul, and Ezra, with me, your very own Sunstruck Amber Actually, it's "How and Lightning," but the tricky play on words is lost on most people. Watching How and Lightning...

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