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Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to find someone who loves you and your pets: 5 of 87
I'll admit it I was a bit skeptical at first. The fences were not high enough and they looked as if a proper gust of wind would fell the whole lot inward like a collapsible strainer. I tested tensile strength and the chain link walls seemed adequate. My Siberian Husky weighed less than 50 lbs wet so it seemed a worthy opponen... More..
Travel > Air Travel & Airlines Best sleep aids for air travel: 1 of 10
As I boarded our connector out of Charlotte, NC en route to London England I had no idea of the miracle in my jean's front pocket. Resigned to the fact that my body was about to endure copious torture while strapped into an aisle seat for the next 8 hours, I boarded the plane expecting the worse. I received it almost on cue w... More..
Autos > Car Reviews Car reviews: 2008 Ford Mustang: 1 of 7
The Mustang remains largely unchanged for 2008, though Ford has added a few different studs into the stable and Mr. Shelby continues to stir his magic under the Blue Oval for some of the wickedest pony rides available today. As varied a field as the start of a Kentucky Derby, the number of trim choices the Mustang offers is s... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Surviving long flight delays: 2 of 13
For most vacationers and business travelers alike, airlines offer the most convenient and efficient means of travel even in this age of record flight delays. The FAA numbers are in and they are staggering. Nearly a million flight delays and better than a 1/4 chance of your flight stalled by some sort of delay. Flight cancella... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Unusual items I left behind at a bed-and-breakfast: 1 of 6
We woke up in the morning in the usual fashion, me screaming awake knowing already we had slept too late. I would leap from the bed, grab tennis balls to hurl at my roommates while stuffing clothes into my duffle all the while grabbing a toothbrush on the way to the bathroom. I was master of the multi task, not such an easy c... More..
Travel > Boat Travel & Cruises Cruising tips for singles: 1 of 6
Cruise ships float on a philosophy of fun and for a single person you can't pick a better way to vacation. First off, though you may be single don't travel alone! You'll hit an iceberg if you travel solo, the opposite sex can sense desperation and single and alone on-board any vessel screams Help Me! Trust me, no one will ans... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Your most meaningful family traditions: 65 of 348
There are nights I wake in a cold sweat fearing it near. Could it be waiting in my closet, under a pillow or casually perched at the breakfast table with its macabre metallic aura determined to strike fear at the very notion it shares the same living space as me. What started as a silly practical joke has now been elevated to... More..
Autos > Car Reviews Car reviews: 2008 Nissan Altima: 1 of 5
Thankfully last year Nissan redesigned the Altima transforming a mediocre looking sedan into a masterpiece. Families everywhere celebrated as the Altima has always been soccer moms car of choice but now it had looks to match its bulletproof mechanicals. For '08, the Altima continues its award winning pace adding a coupe to th... More..
Autos > Car Reviews Car reviews: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu: 1 of 5
I chuckled when I first heard the latest tagline for the new '08 Chevrolet Malibu "The Car you Can't Ignore" remembering a miserable experience I had recently at the wheel of a rented '07 Malibu. Here was a car that if were a child it would be the last to be picked in gym class. It was uninspired and loathsome and ugliness wa... More..
Autos > Car Reviews A look at the GM HydroGen3 minivan: 1 of 5
What better way to fill up your car than with the most plentiful element in the universe offering zero emissions and discharging a benign concoction called water? Well GM has taken hold of this "green" concept and run amok with it forming one of the most intense research and development teams on the planet with one goal in mi... More..