With this project, the only limit is a kid’s imagination. Whatever creature, shape, or theme s/he can think of could be living on top of his/her pencil! Be sure to visit all of our back-to-school ideas including back-to-school crafts, school lunch recipes and great printable activities. What you’ll need: Craft foam...
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I’ll admit it — I’ve had a good life. I got lucky in the parental department: My mom and dad put the clothes on my back growing up, fed me through my ravenous high school years, and paid every last dime of my college education. And now, on the brink of graduation, I’m more grateful to them than I’ve...
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You cut your cigar, put a flame to the other end and experience a collection of tastes that is unique and fulfilling. But, have you ever thought about what makes it all possible? I’m not talking about the broad strokes. Sure, there’s a guy who picks the leaves, another who roles them and so on. It doesn’t take much...
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Today I found out why zippers have a YKK on them. The YKK stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (say that five times fast). In 1934 Tadao Yoshida founded Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (translated Yoshida Industries Limited). This company is now the worlds foremost zipper manufacturer, making about 90% of all zippers in over...
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As 2010 looms ever larger, inevitably many of us will indulge in a bit of navel gazing. We will look at our flaws, faults, bad habits, and failed ambitions, and resolve to do better in the future. While we all know resolutions are far easier to make than they are to keep, it doesn’t stop us from promising ourselves a more...
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It’s December. Time to get real for Jodi Yorke. Late last week, Yorke, her husband, Brendan, and their 2-year-old son, Owen, went to the Christmas tree lot at Broadway and Montrose to pick out a tree — a real tree. Although Brendan grew up grabbing presents under an artificial tree — Jodi’s family went the...
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