Tomorrow is a big day in my world. The day marks the full return of college football across the country. There are two games I will be following: Old Dominion at Indiana Alabama at Florida State Following the successful football season at Indiana last year, members of the student government sought to fill a void …
I am a fan of Apple Computer and its charismatic co-founder, Steve Jobs. Apple has historically placed a high value on the design aesthetic of its products and their functionality. Even the early all-in-one Macintosh computers had the polished edges in the software that came installed on those beige boxes with the molded carrying handles. …
In 1964, the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious entered popular culture, thanks to the 1964 movie Mary Poppins. Taking 34 letters to spell, some people may consider that to be the longest word in the English language. Those people would be wrong. The Merriam-Webster dictionary turned to its web presence to look at the longest English words in …
Since being sold for $9.5 million last year, Champions Point is now available to rent as a premium Airbnb destination in Highland Park, Illinois. The current owner, real estate investor John Cooper, decided to list the property as a rental while he figured out his long-term plan for the property. So why does this property …
Whenever I leave my home, you can be sure I have the following items on me: Wallet Watch Keys Phone It’s interesting… I grew up in an era before cell phones. (Yes, my birth year starts with “19.”) However, I have quickly adopted technological advancements and have seen both the benefits and disadvantages of doing …
My wife and I are both Jeep owners. They aren’t the classic Wranglers. Nor are they the problematic Gladiators (that we, honestly, used to want). No, we both own different styles of Jeep SUVs. But they are still Jeeps. When we bought the vehicles, no one provided us with the Jeep Rule Book™ (if such …
Last month, A Minecraft Movie was released in theaters. Starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black (along with the hilarious Jennifer Coolidge), the cast brought the video game franchise to the silver screen. Yes, I know what Minecraft is. Yes, I understand the fundamental concepts. Yes, my kids even played it. One of the other men …
I remember having a bin full of Legos to play with as a child. Yes, those snap together, colorful blocks of all shapes and sizes that are—quite literally—a pain when you step on them with a bare foot. I recall a time when I was sick with mono. Aside from sleeping on the couch, I …
Every time I upgrade my iPhone, one of the first settings I change is the typing sound on the digital keyboard. I have to switch this off. The digital representation pales in comparison to the harsh, metallic sounds of the manual typewriters I grew up with. As someone who enjoys writing, typewriters have always held …
Nature is amazing, isn’t it? From the bold swatches of color in a sunset to the countless varieties of flowers that abound in the spring, nature and color go hand in hand. HowStuffWorks posted an article a couple of weeks ago titled 38 Colorful Birds You Didn’t Know Exist. Some of the birds on the …
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