A dog owner from Charlotte, North Carolina, was highly amused when her tiny puppy started carrying huge sticks on their walks together. Many were much bigger than she was. Golden retriever Eden’s obsession became so big a part of her personality that the adorable dog, now 5 years old, earned the nickname “Branch Manager” from…
Video: Try Not to Laugh at Dog’s Funny Obsession With Carrying Huge Sticks on Walks
8th-Grader Sees Dad Choking at Dinner Table—Performs Heimlich He Learned at School, Saves His Life
A small-town Colorado teen was recognized by first responders in Brush after applying the lifesaving skills he learned at school to save a family member—his dad. Mother of 14-year-old Aidan, Heather Christenson, recalled how her husband, Fred, had upon hearing a joke at the dinner table last month laughed and began to choke on a…
2021 Holiday Books for Cooks
Of all the books that pass by my desk each year, I try to set aside those that I think my readers will love for themselves and all cooks and food lovers. These are my picks this year. You can find all of these titles on Amazon. “Lush Life: Food and Drinks From the Garden”…
2021 Toyota Venza Limited
The current iteration of the Venza is powered by a hybrid system that combines a 2.5L Dynamic Force 4-cylinder engine with electric generator motors. The combined system nets 219 horsepower. Using EV, ECO, Normal, and Sport drive modes with the Electronic Continuously Variable Transmission, powering the Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive, this crossover achieves 40 mpg…
The Organized Parent: Preparing for the Holidays
Parents this year are feeling the urge to jot down their holiday checklists earlier than normal, as reports of supply chain problems, post office slowdowns, and increasing inflation collude to ensure a bumpy holiday shopping season. If it’s peace and joy you’re after this time of year, the key is to get organized. I asked…
The Man Who Saved the Musical: Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim died Nov. 26, age 91, taking with him the last link we had to the songwriters of American musical theater’s golden era. A protégé of Oscar Hammerstein II, collaborator as lyricist with Leonard Bernstein (“West Side Story”), Jule Styne (“Gypsy”), and Richard Rodgers (“Do I Hear a Waltz?”), Sondheim went on to write…
The Gold Mine Within: ‘The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher’s Stone’
Sometimes, when we find ourselves in a difficult situation, we don’t know our way out. I was talking to a friend about some of my difficulties several weeks ago. She told me to remain positive and said, “Any situation can be turned to gold.” My friend’s words rang in my head and later made me think of…
Book Review: ‘The Falcon Thief’ by Joshua Hammer
One of the treatises written by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1194–1250), King of Sicily and Jerusalem and Holy Roman Emperor, was “De Arte Venandi cum Avibus,” or “On the Art of Hunting With Birds.” It is also known by the title of “The Art of Falconry.” Basking in a court noted for its highly cosmopolitan…
The Secret of Captain Nemo in ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’
It’s been 150 years since the publication of a classic story, one that lurks imperishably beneath the depths of the literary ocean. It may not be a volume that most have read—more’s the pity—yet most know of its existence, as they might know of some deep-sea creature. At the very least, all know the name…
Kids Playing a Football Match Are Stunned After a Deer Jumps Over the Fence to Join the Fun
A group of kids who were playing a football match in southwest London were in for a shock when a fully antlered stag hopped over a fence onto the pitch to join in the fun. The red deer, which jumped into the middle of the football game at Bushy Park Sports Club in Teddington, was captured…
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