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Day of the Blue Jeans
How many pairs of jeans do you have in your wardrobe? Have they become a common every day item of clothing or just an occasional TGIF and weekend relaxer? No way around the popularity of the jean with...
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♫ Music Moves Us♫
Every moving moment of our lives is an open door to some form of music. Whether radio, television, iPod, choir rehearsal, listening to the birds (any sounds of nature) or simply singing in the shower,...
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Red & White Simply Served...or Not
Apples 'n' cinnamon, strawberries 'n' chocolate, cherries 'n' almonds, grapes 'n' cheddar cheese are combinations that satisfy our cravings, especially since the calorie counter registers low. But,...
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#celebrate Armed Forces Day
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Dayto replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single day celebration stemmed...
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♫Strawberry Fields♫
Today's History Lesson...in music, that is!Judging from the title of this post, you might think another strawberry foodie celebration is in order. In fact, in the month of March came celebration right...
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'Nilla Vanilla
Vanilla. What a great aromatic and oh-so versatile flavor! Pair it with pudding and imagination soars: Beverages, cakes, cookies, cupcakes, parfaits, pies, trifles,etc. Yep! Everyone of those can be...
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Wagons Ho! Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'...
Today's History Lesson In the 21st century, on the average not much thought is given to how one might travel from one place to another. Automobiles are commonplace with many households making claim to...
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♫"The Killer", K-Doe & The Beatles♫
These were influential times, the 50s and the 60s. Rock 'n' Roll was at its peak. However, on this day, NOTmuch "shakin'" going on as people shouted, "Great balls of fire!" It wasn't during a stage...
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The Candy You 'Pull'
Either as a kid or an adult with kids, each of us at some point in time has visited a State or County Fair. One of the most memorable events could possibly be the taffy-pull. Surely if the 'pull' was...
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'Heads Up'
How many times have you found a penny only to check if it is 'heads up' before picking it up? If so, that must mean you are superstitious. Superstition has it that you should only pick up a penny that...
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The Outlawed Duo
for MORE in Today's History Lesson!Today's History LessonThroughout the course of history life encounters many twists and turns with the straight and narrow roads often being few and far between. Some...
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MORE Chronicled on This Day...
Today's History Lesson continues... This Day in History: May 23Revisitingthis day in 1788took us back toour poignant states' history whenSouth Carolina became the 8th state to ratify the US...
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Snails, anyone?
There are always some foods that just don't tempt the palate from first mention or sight on the menu. Perhaps it is just the thought of such possibilities actually being edible. This is true for some...
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The World's First Steel Suspension Bridge
Today's History LessonThere was a time when the only way to cross a stream or river was by foot, horse, horse and buggy, and of course covered wagon. Later on, areas where currents were too swift or...
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♫Breaking the Sound of Silence♫
"Where there is music, there's life! Where there is life, there's music!" There is absolutely no separation. From the sound of the first morning yawn to night's last sigh, music is in the air,...
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#Brown-Bag-ItDay & #NationalWineDay
Have you ever packed a brown bag for lunch? That question could apply to yourself (work) or perhaps for a child (school). An even bigger question might be have you ever included a bottle of wine in...
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May the force be with you, always!
Today's History Lesson...in the movies!War became the subject of film as soon as cameras could take moving pictures of combat. The "first" war film was probably a one-and-a-half minute pro-war film...
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♫The Oldies Keep on Keeping On♫
The ♫Oldies Music♫ has been the target for music history since ... well,the Oldies, Goodies, Oldies but Goodies have been around. ♫'Oldies but Goodies' and then some...♫ just keep on keeping on From...
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Ah-h-h-h! Sweet Americana!
Blueberries. Ah-h-h-h! Sweet Americana! Okay all you foodie lovers, are you ready to take those blueberries to an even higher level? Right to the top...that is on the top of mouth-watering creamy...
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♫The Ambassador of Lindy Hop♫
The transition from the Roaring 20s into the Swinging 30s underwent massive change as life transformed from an economic boom of the Jazz Age into the twin horrors of the Dust Bowl and the Great...
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