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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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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..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The Story of Nero. Fit, fat or just a cat?: 1 of 4
If it weren't for insomnia, one of life's most underrated treasures, I might have missed my first encounter (of the sixth kind?) with what I originally thought to be a lost bear cub running around in my backyard. Closer scrutiny revealed a huge black Persian cat, shivering and forsaken on this the coldest night of the year. ... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Louis Armstrong: 1 of 4
Louis Daniel Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4, 1901. He grew up in a poor single-parent household and worked at menial jobs even as a little boy. At the age of 13, he celebrated the New Year by running out in the street and firing a pistol that belonged to the current man in his mother's life. This act... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Biography: Amelia Earhart: 1 of 4
Born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia's early life was unstable, hallmarked by displacement and family alcoholism. Her grandparents raised her in her very first years, and then her parents from the age of 10. A consummate tomboy, she saw her first airplane in 1908 at the Iowa State Fair. She took her first ride i... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Biography: Truman Capote: 1 of 4
Truman Streckfus Persons was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 30, 1924. His mother's relatives raised him until 1933 when he moved to New York with his mother and her second husband, Joseph Capote. His stepfather adopted him and renamed him Truman Garcia Capote in 1935. As a young boy, Truman attended Trinity Scho... More..
Health & Fitness > Allergies Living with cat allergies: 4 of 14
This topic brings to mind a tee shirt I once saw someone wearing. It read: "Cat Allergic: Husband and Kids Must Go." While this play on a real life situation is meant to be in good fun, cat allergies are a very serious subject. My sister is so allergic to my cats that when she comes to visit, she must either stand in the door... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews Job interview: What not to do: 8 of 25
Fore-warned is fore-armed, as the old saying goes, and a successful interview involves many factors. Two important ones are being honest about your past and researching the company beforehand so that you can navigate expected questions. The more you know, the better equipped you will be. Avoid some of the following and if Mr.... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Gone With The Wind: 3 of 9
In the case of "Gone With The Wind," it was both an archetypal novel written by Margaret Mitchell and a classic film. I myself have seen the movie so many times that I can tell when dialogue has been cut out of segments. A tempestuous love story set against the colorful backdrop of the Amercan South during The Civil War, Mitc... More..
Sciences > Zoology Dolphins and intelligence: 1 of 3
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." ~ AnonymousWhat is it about these intelligent creatures that is so endearing? Why do they always seem to smile? Read on for some insight into an amazing natural phenomenon.Although dolphins probably aren't the reincarnation of anything besides dolphi... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 1 of 3
The thirty-second President of the United States was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, in upstate New York. He was the only child of James Roosevelt, Sr. and Sara Ann Delano. They were both from wealthy old New York families and their Democratic persuasions would set their son apart from other members of the Hudson Rive... More..