If there was ever a woman who grew more beautiful and powerful the more she expanded and reproduced, she was India. (Now, that’s a feat accomplished by few.) Today, August 15, marks the country’s 65th National Independence Day. This day in 1947, the world witnessed the birth of a country whose powers and capacities had … Continue reading »
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Burnside’s Sideburns: The Man Behind the Hair
Do you ever wonder how certain terms and sayings were coined? Most usually don’t make sense on their own, and you know they just HAVE to have some sort of historical context to them, some wacky story to explain. I always thought that the term ‘sideburn’ wasn’t as nonsensical as other terms. The ‘side’ part … Continue reading »
Happy 100th Lucy!
As early as I can remember — maybe since I was a tiny tot of four years, I have been hooked on the zany antics of a woman so unafraid of just being herself, that the world is still madly in love with her 100 years later: Lucille Ball. In a time when women were … Continue reading »
What’s Behind a Kiss?
We look forward to the first one that marks the beginning of many in our lives. The quality of it is often the make or break of a budding romance. The French contributed their own variety to the act. And sometimes we even do it ‘sitting in a tree’. The kiss has a significance and … Continue reading »
Amelia Earhart Found?
Everyone has heard of the infamous Amelia Earhart: a pioneer for both aviators and women alike – groups that were, both, were making leaps and bounds in the 1930′s. She was the first woman to receive the US Distinguished Flying Cross and also the first of her gender to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. … Continue reading »
