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Marjorie Dorfman is a freelance writer who hails from Brooklyn, New York (where anything can happen). She currently resides in Bucks County, PA with five cats and a graphics artist significant other. She has been writing for more than twenty years and writes

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Food & Drink > Drinks (Other) The pros and cons of bottled water: 1 of 25
"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink"- Samuel Coleridge, The Ancient MarinerDo you Evian? Do you… Perrier, Poland Spring, Deer Park or Aquafina? Whatever your choice among these best selling brands of bottled water, do you really know what you are drinking? In a recent four year study, The National Resources... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Breeds Dog breed: Greyhound: 1 of 11
"A boy can learn a lot from a dog; obedience, loyalty and the importance of turning around three times before lying down." ~ Robert BenchleyWhy are these sleek, intelligent dogs so misunderstood? Why aren't more of them adopted into loving homes after their racing days are over? Read on for some sobering answers and a new and... More..
Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama Biography: Ethel Merman: A voice like no other: 1 of 7
There is probably no other name in show business that connotes the power and vitality of a singing voice than that of the inimitable Ethel Merman. I can remember back in 1984 when I worked for a short time at the Lighthouse Gift Shop in New York City. They auctioned off some of her things, which were willed in her estate to b... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Breeds Cat breed: Ocicat: 1 of 6
With a name that derives from the Ocelot, this beautiful spotted cat looks like the product of a wild and domestic cross, but it isn't. This large, muscular and very attractive feline is the result of selective cross breeding between the Siamese, Abyssinian and American Shorthair breeds. A "designer cat," it was originally br... More..
Pets & Animals > Cats (Other) Interesting cat facts: 3 of 17
Despite the fact that I live with five cats and have for a very long time, I am still amazed to discover new things about them, which I do almost every day that they allow me to live in my house. I'd like to share them with you and if you have any to add, please feel free to let me know and I will make a new list.Did you know... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends 1990s television series: 4 of 20
What is it about this funny show that keeps everybody watching? How can such familial dysfunction exist? Read on for some thoughts on the celluloid family named Barone. The likes of Ray Romano never flashed across my living room screen until the week the show, Everybody Loves Raymond, went off the air. For whatever reason, I ... More..
Pets & Animals > Cats (Other) History of Hemingway's polydactyl cats: 1 of 5
Ernest Hemingway was first encouraged to visit Key West, Florida on the advice of fellow writer, John Dos Pasos whom he met in Paris during the mid 1920s. He and his wife, Pauline made their home there for several years, and here Hemingway developed his routine of writing very early in the morning when the temperatures were a... More..
Pets & Animals > Exotic Pets & Animals Tips for keeping pigs as pets: 3 of 13
"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." ~ Winston ChurchillWhy are more and more people adopting and also abandoning pot-bellied pigs? What is it about these lovable intelligent critters that we humans can't quite figure out? Read on to discover what we can learn from these distant re... More..
Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History Biography: Ulysses Grant: 2 of 8

For some of us, the earliest memories of the name Ulysses Simpson Grant may not have been from words spoken by scholars about his bravery on the battlefields during the American Civil War or his two-term presidency. It was, rather, the association made by comic, Groucho Marx, asking on his wild and wacky quiz show, "You Bet Y... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology The cat's brain: 2 of 8
Did you know that a cat's brain is more similar to a human brain than that of a dog, and that both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion? If you think this means that your mackerel tabby will one day leave your very comfortable nest and go off to college, you better take one step back and... More..