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I grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona. One of the important people that got me interested in writing was my 7th grade English teacher, Mrs. Linda Besnette. I've written on and off for years, and have to admit that secretly, I enjoyed my college term papers. Writing

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Entertainment > Music Education How to develop an appreciation for classical music: 7 of 21
New to classical music but interested in exploring it? In that case, there are three basic strategies that will help you ditch the popular misconception that classical music is relaxing, boring, or will put you to sleep. Nothing is further from the truth, but to discover this you must:1) Turn off the radio and go buy a few CD... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning How much money does a college student need per month?: 1 of 3
When it comes to borrowing money, it pays to be as conservative as possible in estimating how much is needed. For a college student, this means striking some balance between complete poverty, which will interfere with the college experience, and overspending, which will result in difficult debts upon graduation. Since living ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Sudoku Puzzles: 6 of 16
It's easy to get started if you want to learn to solve sudoku. The key information is that every row, every column, and every box contains the digits 1-9. No digit can appear more than once, and no digit can be missing. A good strategy for getting started is to cycle through the numbers 1-9, and find pairs in neighboring boxe... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Should one's faith influence a citizen's vote?: 129 of 308
Yes, if the tenets of people's faith do not influence their actions, then they are not truly faithful and the question is moot. However, people must be cautious about what they blindly accept. It has been demonstrated that some "faiths" have overt political agendas, and it is unwise for people to vote in a particular fashion... More..
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Great appetizers: 25 of 56
A great appetizer not only tastes great, it looks great too. All too often, a truly marvelous dip or spread winds up looking picked over 5 minutes after you bring it out to serve. The knife has smears of goop, and the crackers get into a disarray. Here's a really easy fix that I learned in a class on tapas and mezes. Try serv... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing The key ingredients for grasping a second chance in life: 129 of 282
The key ingredients to grasping a second chance in life after a major setback are threefold: 1) Nurture and care for yourself. 2) Do not fight against reality. 3) Keep moving forward. It is common, when confronted with unjust or difficult circumstances in life, to let vital daily routines slide into the background; regular sh... More..
Home & Garden > Pet & Pest Problems How to rid your home of ants: 5 of 9
There it is again, you get up in the middle of the night and you find a little black river of Argentine ants trailing across your bathroom floor and into the trash can. Or maybe you're cooking dinner when you notice a two way flow of these critters going along the ceiling into your pantry. If you're very unlucky, when you inv... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Best cooking tips you ever got: 24 of 41
The best cooking tip I ever got was a method for turning out perfectly diced onions, in a really short time (thank you, Haris Kudrolli!). No, you don't need a food processor (who wants to wash it anyway) all you need is a sharp knife. Here's the secret:1) Find where the roots would grow out, and slice the onion in half2) For ... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Being smart or beautiful: Which is more important?: 5 of 8
Brains. Or more specifically, brains and charm. Brains are essential, without them a person is dull or incompetent. They lack sparkle and are unlikely to be interesting for more than a short time, regardless of how beautiful they are. However, without a certain degree of charm, even a genius is unlikely to succeed. Charm, ho... More..
Personal Finance > Auto Insurance Teens and car insurance: Who should pay?: 8 of 12
The parents should pay for a teenager's car insurance. It is essential that a teenager learn to drive. In all but a few (glorious) cities, it is a severe handicap not to have a driver's license. Learning to drive as an adult is a much slower, scarier and more difficult process than learning as a teen. Teaching your teen to dr... More..