I did not want my boyfriend to be lumbered with the care of a dying man. There were others better equipped to do that. At that stage, I had no inkling that my guess would almost come to fruition, and that within those two years, HAART (Combination Therapy) would appear. It whisked...
The socks. And we made a little offering of our own because every little bit helps. That weekend we rappelled down a climbing wall at Raven Knob Boy Scout Camp. Ellen was of course more brave than I. I had to be talked down off the top by the gentle instructor Mac who is now my ...
It is allied to the sun bittern. Kaguan (n.) The colugo. Kahani (n.) A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant. Kahau (n.) A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, ...
The Christmas Truce, as it is known today, is for many an illustration of the power Christmas holds over humanity's collective imagination. The Yuletide is generally thought of as a time for family, togetherness, compassion, and generosity. However, the ways people celebrate and think of the ...
1949: Silly Putty finds its purpose Eugene Peretz // Flickr 1949: Silly Putty finds its purpose Like chocolate chip cookies and penicillin, Silly Putty was created by accident in 1943 during an engineer’s attempt to create synthetic rubber for the war effort. It didn’t fill the governmen...
You know A Holly Jolly Christmas, All I Want For Christmas is You, and Deck the Halls. Feliz Navidad, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and Jingle Bells. But do you know, the most famous Christmas song in Michigan of all? I'll be the first to admit, I can be a bit of a Grinch ...
But there's one thing we can all agree on, it is delightfully refreshing to kick that stuff off our fender. Here are some of the terms people call the snow build up behind our tires: "Car Burg" -- this was called in by a woman who also carries a golf club with her to knoc...
Is internal tooth bleaching painful? Dentophobes can relax: there’s no discomfort during the whitening treatment. The nerves of the tooth were removed during root canal therapy, so you won’t feel anything during internal bleaching. How long do internal tooth bleaching results last? The results...
Swisher is also the author of aol.com: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads, and Made Millions in the War for the Web, published by Times Business Books in July 1998. The sequel, There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for ...