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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I play bocce ball: 2 of 12

Bocce, an Italian game typically played between two to four players, combines elements of bowling and horseshoes and can be played on a number of surfaces. Players use two sets of four large heavy balls for throwing and one small white ball, called the pallino, serves as the target. I love playing bocce because it is social,...
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Board game reviews: Ticket to Ride: 1 of 2

Imagine: It's the turn of the last century and America is expanding westward. The train is king and the tycoons who own the rails are jockeying for control. Ticket to Ride from Days of Wonder games puts you in the locomotive for a battle of wits, strategy and luck to become king of the railroad. Ticket to Ride is one of the ...
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Science fiction on television: An overview: 3 of 5

Science fiction has been a staple of television almost since the beginning leveraging man's imagination and interest in things wish were possible. The genre builds entire worlds out of simple ideas. Basic concepts like space travel, science experiments, and things going bump in the night can set the foundation for some of TV...
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Quantum Leap: 7 of 9

There's an old saying that you should walk a mile in someone's shoes before you judge them. Quantum Leap (QL) placed its main character, Dr. Sam Beckett played by Scott Bakula, into a new set of shoes each week as he traveled time putting right what once went wrong. The beauty of QL was its ability to move beyond the common ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Work: 154 of 189

Something Bigger: The Secret Life on Your Desk. "It's not enough," sighed the lamp loud enough for the entire desktop to hear. "What's not enough?" asked the telephone while lazily scrolling through the speed dial looking for another number to prank call. "Here. Things on this desk. It's just not enough" replied the lamp. "I...
Personal Finance > Managing Debt The difference between bad debt and good debt: 19 of 23

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be," wrote Shakespeare and the bard's wisdom is one that would benefit many people today. As debts rise and defaults and bankruptcy dominate the news, the examples of the misuse of debt are everywhere. But not all debt is created equal and not all debt is bad. When used wisely (and sparingly)...
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Farscape: 3 of 3

Outer space is big. But for such a big place, the outer space we see on television is crowded. It is full of places where no one has gone before and galaxies far, far away. It is cluttered with prime directives, galactic cowboys, and hostile robots with nuclear weapons. But in the teeming world of interstellar adventure, Far...