My kid brother is in the process of launching a small independent music label. My dad is convinced that there is no way that he can make it in this industry because he’ll just be a small fish in a big pond. But I’ve been trying to explain to my dad how it is now [...]

We don’t know much about when candles originated. The Egyptians are generally given credit for the first candles in use, while the Romans continued to improve on the design, adding wicks and experimenting with materials for the candles. Candles at this point were made from tallow, and in the Middle Ages beeswax candles made their debut. These [...]

Temperatures hovering below zero and with wind chill, temperatures were dipping to 30 degrees below zero. The term “bone chilling cold” was born in Upstate New York where the snow dumps tons of snow and the winds carry the snow into drifts often higher than the garage door. A favorite pastime for Upstate New Yorkers is [...]

Those who are planning to start their own online travel business have something amazing waiting for them. Traveling is something that many people love to do, and even in down economic times, they are still willing to find a vacation or a weekend getaway. They just need help in narrowing down their options and finding [...]

My old roommate from college, Taylen, lives in Regina, Saskatchewan, which is the Canadian province just above North and South Dakotas of the United States. Taylen describes Regina as a temperate paradise, and he often takes canoe trips on the local rivers and lakes. Canada has far more lakes than any other country, and most of [...]