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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 Breeds Cat breed: Australian Mist: 2 of 2
Formerly known as the Spotted Mist, these cats were developed in Sydney, Australia from a combination of more than thirty foundation cats, including Burmese, Abyssinian and Domestic shorthairs. The breed is the brainchild of Dr. Trude Straede (Nintu Cattery) and was developed over a period of nine years beginning in 1977. Th... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Breeds Cat breed: Habari: 2 of 2
These large, sweet-natured cats are a unique breed because they were developed for the pet market and not for championship appearance. The Habari registry is based solely on DNA profiling and not on pedigrees. Foundation breeds most likely include the Bengal and other exotic hybrid cats. Known for their strong spotted and ro... More..
Food & Drink > Fruits & Vegetables The history of asparagus: 2 of 2
Asparagus is a vegetable with a very old soul and a recipe for preparing it has been found in the oldest surviving book of recipes, Apicius's "De Re Coquinaria, Book 111", which dates back to the 3rd Century. Although it can't be proven, some foods historians think that due to its phallic shape, in the ancient world this veg... More..
Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) Beware of unecessary home repairs: 2 of 2
When it comes to home repairs, the whole situation can become a bottomless pit (until you run out of funds, that is, which will happen before you run out of pits). How do you know what you need to do and what can wait and what can't? The answer lies deep within you and here are some thoughts about how to ferret it out. The d... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) The risks of heating water in a microwave oven: 2 of 2
The old phrase being in "hot water" has now taken on a new and terrible meaning. According to a recent news article, a twenty-six year old man placed a cup of water in the microwave and set the timer to boil (no one knows for sure how long). Removing the cup from the oven, he looked into it, and the moment he noticed that it... More..
Business > Online Advertising & Sales Selling your friend on e-Bay and other unusual e-Bay sales: 2 of 2
I once read about a woman who actually sold snow on e-bay. I thought that was something, but this beats even that. Read on whether you believe or not. Like most people today, I have had some if only limited contact with buying and selling on e-Bay. They say they sell everything but whoever would have included an imaginary fr... More..