Welcome, neighbors (Culpeper Star-Exponent)
Homeowner John Gentile talks about his historic home on South Blue Ridge Avenue. The home was built in 1902 on Jeb Stuart's Civil War camp. (Staff Photo, Rhonda Simmons)...more...'Tis the season of ostentation (BBC News)
An underlying tension persists at Christmas between the charity of the season and its glittering extravagance....more... Monclova Township scientist saving at-risk species 1 byte at a time (The Toledo Blade)
For a certain self-important species of mammals, the notion of computer dating took hold a decade ago with the hissing sounds of modems and chirps of ?you?ve got mail.? Yet several years before humankind evolved to nurturing its lonely hearts in chat rooms, there was computer dating in the animal kingdom....more... Steven Denlinger: Of tent revivals, wayward husbands, and chicken dinners (HuffingtonPost)
AN OLD JOKE: A BORN-again Baptist dies and goes to heaven. He is met by St. Peter, who begins to show him the wonders of heaven: water of life, golden streets, personal mansion, special pew in the heavenly choir. But......more... After 30 years, Whittier barber is selling shop (Whittier Daily News)
"Take some off the top and the sides," Ray Seppi said as he lowered himself into the barber's chair Thursday morning. Seppi, 80, has been seeing the same barber for 20 years. He visits Joseph Lieggi's shop once every three or four weeks....more... Search (Drowned In Sound)
Widely regarded as one of the best new festivals on the British circuit, End Of The Road brings the summer season to a close ? the rescheduled Truck excepted in this instance ? with not so much a bang, but more a dainty shuffle and a fizz-pop....more... 101 gadgets that changed the world (Independent Online)
From the battery to the iPod, we take a look at 101 gadgets that changed the world....more... Hansen: Former Drake professor finds new life ?liberating? (The Des Moines Register)
For parts of four decades, Gary Gildner taught at Drake University....more... Hansen: Former Drake professor finds new life 'liberating' (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
For parts of four decades, Gary Gildner taught at Drake University. When he wasn't teaching writing, he was writing his own poems, short stories and novels. He even became something of a literary hotshot....more... |