Colorful carrots
Not all carrots come in standard orange. You can find carrots in such natural colors as yellow and purple. Orange carrots have the highest levels of…
Category: Seasonal
On September 4 Labor Day: Summer’s last fling has a serious past
Nap in the hammock, have a barbecue or dive into the city swimming pool. Whatever you do, you are celebrating the last weekend of summer, though the…
Origins of The Rule: No white after Labor Day
Don’t wear white after Labor Day? Famed fashionista Coco Chanel never bought that rule. She wore white year round. But many have long accepted that…
Who has to work on Labor Day? These guys
Here are 10 groups of people, identified by Wall Street 24/7, who have to work on Labor Day — and some of them have to work harder on the national day…
Wireless pacemakers improve quality of life
Pacemakers have been an important part of the medical scene for decades and, according to Engadget, they could be getting an overdue upgrade in the near…
Should you work out while sick?
If you do get a cold, should you work out anyway? Before deciding, evaluate the illness. According to Men’s Health Magazine, if your symptoms are above…
Avoid a medical emergency Heat and humidity add up to danger
Emergency rooms see an increase in cases of heat stroke and dehydration in July and August. The American College of Emergency Physicians gives this advice…
Fair food: Fry anything then add a cup of sugar
Fair Food is easy to understand. Take anything you like, fry it, put it in a bun, then sprinkle powdered sugar on it. With this combination, the…
Bad rhyme crimes
Rhyme crime spree Bad poetry thrives and it’s not just your sentimental Aunt that commits rhyme crimes; Performing artists do too. The Turtles weren’t the…
Smile! (or wave!) You are on candid camera
It may sound creepy, but it’s a fact of modern life. Every person in a city is photographed an estimated 75 times a day by surveillance cameras. When you…