Certain females don modest swimsuits because they are self-conscious about their looks. These people think they look gross and, well, maybe that’s so — but so what? It’s one thing to wear them out of religious piety (and a very big, very ridiculous thing at that — but that’s another rant), but using them to [...]
The recent Japanese catastrophe has shone a spotlight on the country’s relatively unique social structure. Unlike many other situations of natural disaster elsewhere, no looting or rioting has followed to compound the tragedy — and this has greatly impressed many a non-Japanese observer. From the patient orderly lines to the return of valuables, “yamoto-damashii,” or [...]
Anything having to do with small business loans bad credit, I’m puzzled by it all. That’s how come I avoid poor credit right off the bat. Yet in the tough business environment these days, when FICO’s raised their standards for what it takes to have a good credit rating, it can be downright impossible for [...]
Are wedding favors going out of style as society will become ever more casual? Not if the ladies have anything to do with it! Practicing giving gifts to matrimonial guests may not be the cultural institution it once was, but weddings are still one of the biggest dynamos throughout any economy. While wedding favors may [...]
Located within one of the richest zip codes in the entire United States, Cornell University’s medical school offers instruction while also engaged in research. It has produced many a notable physician, with famous names like Robert C. Atkins of Atkins Diet fame and Henry Heimlich of Heimlich Maneuver fame. Also well-known are former Surgeon General [...]
Wine racks are a sign of the serious oenophile, or wine conoisseur. That’s “racks,” plural, mind you – rows and rows of them, in all probability in a climate-controlled basement cellar, furthermore! How can one get started? Numerous fairly good introductions are present online. Prior to purchasing wine racks and other paraphernalia of the hobby, [...]
So it turns out that Jesse James prefers Nazi paraphernalia. No relation to the iconic Wild West figure, the only claim to fame that this latter-day Jesse James has is to be married to Sandra Bullock, one of the most precious actresses of all time. Indeed, she has been crowned “America’s Sweetheart” by the celebrity [...]