The name stems from the original seat of the brand in Cologne – their house number was 4711. Nivea cream was first sold in 1911, its name comes from Latin ‘niveus’, meaning snowwhite. Its parent company Beiersdorf also does a chapstick line calledLabellothat has a following nearly as ...
We only stopped once to buy lunch/snacks and use the restroom. The traffic was bad, and there were frightening moments on two-lane highways. I wasn’t frightened for myself- but for the smaller cars that had to give way to the giant bus that passed when it wanted to pass. The two-...
My job with the state has been another pickle. Management decided it was a good idea to merge my department with an adjoining one. This caused a number of the old-guard with the other unit to jump-ship by filing for early retirement. What is left from the other unit isn’t as well-...
So I’m in the checkout line buying Chapstick and Twizzlers (don’t ask, it’s been a rough week) and the cashier bags the Twizzlers but hands me the Chapstick and I just stare at the kid like what the… and then I’m all “whoa there young fella” never mind that it was a gi...
As to treats: candy, light-weight jewelry, gift card, money, chapstick, tiny scented candle, sweet little notes specific to the person the advent calendar is for. I figure the tags can either stand-alone or I’ll affix a wrapped chocolate truffle to the back. ...
re-apply my Chapstick, blow my nose and we’d set off for the next stop. Finally we come to the top of the mountain only to find… a tower. To which Brian suggests we walk to the top. The view from the bottom was beautiful enough but I have to admit, despite the 6 story climb...