Spring and summer bring new life in the great outdoors. They also bring our children out of doors where they can encounter some of Mother Nature’s less friendly critters. All children get insect bites at some point. Last summer, my daughter stepped on a bee at the swimming pool. She cried and screamed so loud … Read more
Bee Stings, Insect Bites, Prevent Insect Bites, Spider Bites
Growing Pink Trumpet Tree in Florida
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Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia Impetiginosa) is a beautiful ornamental flowing tree that grows nicely in the warm Florida climate. I planted my Pink Trumpet tree as a focal point for the backyard. It’s lovely all year round. A deciduous tree, it loses its leaves briefly in the winter and early spring. Clusters of pink flower … Read more
High Interest Rate Internet Banking
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Traditional walk-in banks offer very little incentive to save. For instance I have used a Wells Fargo Savings account for the last five years. During that time I have earned less then 1% interest on my savings each year. Basically this means that by keeping my money in my Wells Fargo Savings Account, I am … Read more
Conklin Pens – Valued by Collectors
It was 1891, and Roy Conklin had just been granted a patent on his first fountain pen. He founded the Self Fountain Pen Company in Toledo, Ohio seven years later. The Crescent Filler was patented in 1902 in the name of Conklin Pen Manufacturing Company. With good quality, advertising, and marketing…he was endorsed by Samuel … Read more
Symbolism in Tennessee Williams’ Play The Glass Menagerie
Matthew Arnold suggests that, “The pursuit of perfection, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.” In many ways, this is exactly what the characters of The Glass Menagerie are looking for in the play- perfection. They look for it in their future, as they search for a way to find security and hope. They find … Read more
Michelob Ultra – a Beer Review
Can you have your cake and eat it, too? Michelob Ultra beer seems to fall under both. It is a beer, it is low in carbohydrates and calories yet it has beer aficionados howling at the moon in protest. Let’s face it. The have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too crowd is winning the war. In the United States the sales … Read more