Until it was time for battle, of course. Then they stood shoulder to shoulder with their male comrades, serving as scouts, spies, guards, cooks, nurses and even combat soldiers. After the war, many of these women warriors took off their disguises and lived the rest of their lives as ...
1. True or false: The term "riding shotgun" was derived from stationing an armed guard next to the driver of a stagecoach to protect passengers and cargo. True. The term "riding shotgun" was derived from stationing an armed guard next to the driver of a stagecoach to protect passengers...
Travel during off-season is the best time to nab a deal (but have a backup plan if the weather doesn't cooperate). Shoulder season can provide the best of both worlds. Peak season Snowbirds tend to flock to the Caribbean between December and April, which is also the regio...
At the risk of having my adult card revoked, allow me to let you in on a little secret: adult aspiring writers harbor that fear, too. In fact, they’re a bit more likely to be afraid of what a contest judge or agent will say; if they have been trying to get published ...
Middle mouse button is auto-run, the top shoulder button is my mount while the bottom shoulder button is dodge. Lefthanded with a lefthanded gaming mouse. Several of my keys are also double mapped to the mouse thumb keys. I move mostly with the arrow keys using my right hand so these ...
but that he’d become a servant to a relentlessly demanding family: Stanley Sue, a gender-switching African grey parrot; Hector, a cantankerous shoulder-sitting Muscovy duck; Howard, an amorous ring-neck dove; and a motley crew of others. Somehow, against every instinct in him, Bob had unwi...
"Most of the time growing up, I bet you were expected to listen and parrot back what the teacher or your parent said, right?" I nodded again, somewhat sheepishly, thinking that I still did that, when my boss or anyone else in authority talked. ...
It was only fitting that Joshua McKinley, whose designs are beyond over the top, would draw the yellow, green, and red Amazon parrot. Joshua showed a lot of restraint with this bright orange one-shoulder dress with a beautiful draped back, though Michael Kors did knock him for the "prom...
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He wants to walk to a store to get more, and she goes with him. As they walk, he wraps his arm around her waist and shoulder. He buys beer; she buys food and water. On the way back to his home, she makes a point to memorize the name of the street where he lives. When they...