Awful Lessons Taught by Familiar Stories
There are fairy tales, folk tales, books and movies that have become so familiar to us that they are programmed into our nerve endings. In most cases, we are taught to see positive messages in […]
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The Transyl-vein-ia traveler weary of same old charming trips
By Togo Ornottogo Staff Trav-Hell Writer For those tired of magical sunsets on idyllic tropical beaches, clean, fresh-air hikes through majestic mountains and the vibrant nightlife of cool, cosmopolitan cities, it’s time to explore Transyl-vein-ia, […]
If Someone Like Me Wrote a Romance Novel …
I would like to say it was his eyes that caught my attention the first time I saw him. He had eyes like two blue guillotines, which could slice through my soul and leave me […]
Contemplation on Meditation
Quiet the mind and the soul will speak – Ma Jaya Sati I’ve wanted to learn the art of meditation. Articles I’ve read extoll the virtues of learning to regulate the mind. It helps […]
No flowers for my wife
I don’t give my wife flowers. After only a few days they’re drooping, smelling and dead. I even hate the process of buying flowers. “What’d you do wrong?” guys ask, laughing. Ladies don’t say anything. […]
How to Put the Fun Back into Friendships
You could call it spring fever, or just a perfect season to climb on a horse and head for the Western Wisconsin hills. My friend Nettie and I recently enjoyed a springtime jaunt on our […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember
1. Everyone who is not rich knows that rich people are never happy. If rich people were happy, the rest of us would have nothing to use to make ourselves feel better about not being […]
Pardon My French – 25 Inventions You Didn’t Know Were French
The French are a very talented folk. We owe it to them for coming up with some of the most brilliant ideas and genius innovations, like: photography, antibiotics, Braille, the discovery of Radium and Polonium, […]
Pardon My French – What Happens When You Dip Biscuits in France
We moved to France six years ago. Six years is enough time to get a censorious glimpse of your new home country, experience a fully blown culture shock and as a consequence start lamenting (which […]
Warnings That We Should See, But Don’t
On a bag of Peanut M&Ms: The contents of this bag can be highly addictive to people with no self-control. On a group of really hot firemen who are grocery shopping together in Stop & […]