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Dried "Plums"
From the very beginning of the daily celebrations, there have been some really weird, bizarre, offbeat happenings. Just a few over the course of the year have included Ever met a grouch?, Forget the...
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♫The Life of Music♫
Music is soulfully individual. It can bounce off the walls leaving your head pounding as though you were a rock at the bottom of a waterfall. OR it can touch softly on your heart like butterfly wings...
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Cupcakes! Cupcakes! Everything CHOCOLATE Cupcakes!
Cupcakes are delightful, delectable and delicious! Add chocolate and they become absolutely decadent!! Make dark chocolate cupcakesiced with milk chocolate and sprinkledgenerously with white chocolate...
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♫Is the music still 'music'?♫
Music Memories @Awakenings help you identify with your own special kind of music as you visit Music Through the Centuries. No.1 hits have been featured with legendary musicians being in the spotlight,...
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Division & Addition
Today's History Lesson...Mason-Dixon LineTwo major events occurred in America on the same day one hundred years apart. Each holds a place in history books as events that helped shape our nation. One...
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Calling all Crustaceans
Along with many other happenings, October is...National Seafood Month during which time we celebrate the bounties of the sea. So, it should come as no surprise for a celebration to center around some...
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Futuristic in Style
Today's History Lesson...futuristic automobileDeLorean DMC-12This Day in History: October 19, 1982There are few automobiles ahead of their time like the DeLorean. Built on dreams ending in a nightmare,...
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♫Still Going Strong♫
First we are going to step back to yesterday's big music news for you do not want to miss out on the 'grits' incident, especially if you are from the South. To a Southerner, eating grits is practically...
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Fruit with a 'Kick'
Yummy...Dessert! Always the highlight of any meal with fruit being a most delightful ingredient. Many recipes call for canned fruit but of course, the best are baked, fried, whipped with fresh fruit....
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♫Fm Swing thru Hip Hop♫
With each decade comes a change in music...style, beat, melody, rhythm. Music from one decade often influences music of another as has been witnessed into the 21st century. Many songs from the 50s all...
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♫M&Ms...Music & Monsters♫
With Halloween just 11 days away, M&Ms will be among the many, many treats ready for delivery to little and big ghouls. For today, the M&Ms are not the candy but the connection of music and...
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APPle, AppLE, APPLE-licious!
With the autumn season in full swing, it is impossible to stay away from dem apples! Apple pie - an American Classic, apple tarts, apple dumplings, apple this, apple that, everything APPle, AppLE,...
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What IS this...giant upside down cupcake?
All across America, the world in fact, is indescribable beauty often referred to as visions of grandeur. Many such wonders occur naturally while others are man-made. Within those made by the hands of...
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♫To Sir With Love♫
Lights. Camera. Action! This traditional cue to a film crew can be heard at the beginning of a take throughout the filming of a movie. A number of features accompanying a film make or break the essence...
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"Go Nuts" for NUTS!
Did you know there is a day when you can 'go nuts' (Complete Madness) and it is acceptable? Ask yourself, "Are you nuts or have you been nuts at some point in time?" Like the old saying, sometimes you...
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How high is high? Jump!
When someone says, "Jump!", the usual response is, "How high?" That is, unless you are jumping off a building or out of an airplane. For both the building and the plane, the height is usually...
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♫Reality of Music♫
Every song competes with the music of the past, present and future. Within the world of song is competition that extends itself worldwide. Each country sports its own special events tapping into raw,...
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Pie or Cake???
The first question for today's celebration happens to be, "Are we celebrating a pie or a cake?" It's name indicates the foodie of choice is a pie. Yet, its consistency leans more toward a cake.It does...
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♫From Dream to Reality...♫
Out of numerous pop stars who emerged in the 60s, most will contribute their inspiration on becoming acclaimed musicians to seeing Elvis Presley perform on TV in the 50s. After all, Elvis had become...
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That’s “baloney!” Or is it “bologna?”
More than likely at some point in time you have heard the expression 'Now that's just a bunch of baloney!' Question becomes, is itbaloney or bologna? Even though both words are spelled differently,...
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