When you hear the words “games” or “gaming,” you probably think of video games. Playing games over the Internet or through a variety of electronic devices has become the new normal for our society. In fact, according to the Entertainment ...
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12 Unusual Uses For Olive Oil That Can Simplify Your Life
You may already know the benefits of cooking with olive oil. A key component of the healthy Mediterranean diet, olive oil is loaded with antioxidants and has a high concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids, which help to promote “good” cholesterol ...
Read More »7 Herbs You Can Grow Indoors Year-Round
It feels great to just step outside into your garden for a sprig of rosemary or a few basil leaves when you are cooking a meal. The aroma and taste of fresh herbs is a big advantage of summer gardening. ...
Read More »Is Recycling Worth All The Trouble?
It started with a myth in the late 1970s that the United States was running out of room at its landfills, and it was fueled by dire predictions of the Great Pacific garbage patch. Many communities started voluntary recycling programs ...
Read More »How Public Schools Are Invading Your Child’s Privacy With Data Mining
Most of us are aware of the Pandora’s Box that has been opened in terms of personal data mining. We are cautious in filling out store loyalty card applications, and we try our best to safe-guard of our online passwords ...
Read More »Grandpa Was Right: New Studies Show Harm Of TV On Children
When television sets began to become fixtures in American homes in the 1950s, some people called them idiot boxes. Since then, we have done our best as a culture to squash that idea by creating everything from history and arts ...
Read More »7 Health Benefits To Eating Fermented Food
Most of us eat fermented foods without even knowing it. Condiments you use such as ketchup and soy sauce, the sauerkraut or pickles you might add to a sandwich, the yogurt you eat for breakfast, and the beets you toss ...
Read More »4 Ways To Regain The Lost Art Of Storytelling
When I think of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie books, I often picture the family sitting around the fireplace telling stories. I know their life was hard, but I have a strong sense of the bond the ...
Read More »Homeschool Vs. Charter School – The Shocking Differences
Although it started as a grassroots movement in the early 1980s when it was not legal to homeschool in some states, the number of homeschooled students in America today has grown to more than 2 million children. Colleges have taken ...
Read More »How To Start Your Own Off-The-Grid Home Orchard
If you consider fresh fruit to be one of life’s best simple pleasures, you may want to consider establishing your own home orchard. While it does take time to plan and to maintain, a home orchard can reap some significant ...
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