A Vibrating Fork
A Vibrating Fork Yes, you read it right. Should we use this fork before or after the holiday season? The newest item in the weight loss world is the vibrating fork. It’s called the HAPIfork, although anyone trying to use it might consider it the UNHAPIfork. The price, $99.99, with free super saver shipping on […]
Daylight Savings Time
In case there is someone who may have forgotten, today is the beginning of daylight savings time. Hopefully you set all your clocks back last night, which gained you an extra hour of sleep. All these years, and I didn’t know the reason behind Daylight Savings time. Here ’tis: Daylight Savings Time was first introduced […]
Dave Barry’s Halloween and Martha Stewart’s carved pumpkins.
Today I wanted to share a Dave Barry Classic about Halloween: “Carving the pumpkin is a Halloween tradition that began in the British Isles, where one magical night several centuries ago, a group of people decided to put a lit candle inside a hollowed-out pumpkin to symbolize the fact they had been hitting the sauce […]
The Perfect Ghost Town—Using paranormal elements in your writing or When truth is stranger than fiction
One of the items on my bucket list is a plan to visit all 50 states. Because my home is in South Carolina I’ve seen many states on the east coast but few on the west coast. Rhyolite, Nevada, is one town I’m dying to visit (pun fully intended). The town is northeast of Death […]
A Gypsy Gravesite in Northern Ireland
A Gypsy grave might not be the first item on the list of a typical tourist, especially when visiting Northern Ireland. But a dear Irish friend thought otherwise because the stories told in a graveyard are sometimes the most important. This was the incentive I needed to continue my research regarding one of the most […]
Using pigs in your writing
Whenever I read a book, I always enjoy the story more if animals are included. Yes, I love animals, and I’m certain that many people agree with me. An animal adds depth and interest to a novel and can be used in a variety of ways to heighten tension or add comic relief. Comic relief […]
A special wine
Last Sunday I blogged about food and Francine Bryson’s delicious pie recipe featuring the name of a celebrity. Now that I’ve gained 5 lbs from eating this pie, let’s turn today to Provence, France. In particular, Chateau Miraval, and take a look at some other celebrities. Super celebrities Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie purchased a […]
I Dream of Bobby Deen Peanut Butter Pie
I Dream of Bobby Deen Peanut Butter Pie Whoever came up with the term, “Easy as pie”, clearly never attempted to make a pie. Especially a fruit pie. But today’s blog is about a talented pie baker. Hailing from Pickens, SC, Francine Bryson recently published her first book, “Blue Ribbon Baking From a Redneck Kitchen,” […]
Dave Barry’s take on fruit flies and sex
On the 8th of every month, I blog at my online chapter, From The Heart. Check out my blog this month and leave a comment! http://voicesftheart.blogspot.com/2011/07/dave-barry-sex-and-fruit-flies.html