Backgammon Online - Gammon?
As I promised in my last post Backgammon – Rules & Practice I’ve looked further into the free software to play backgammon games on bgroom.com »
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
Backgammon - Rules & Practice
I love playing board games like checkers, chess and backgammon. Only problem is that when it comes to backgammon I have no idea what I’m doing. What makes it even harder is that I have no-one around here that enjoys the game as well, so practice is out of the question. »
Monday, Nov. 12, 2007
Guide to Online Schools
Living in a somewhat remote location, one of the things I appreciate most from the web is the access to knowledge and information. »
Tuesday, May. 29, 2007
Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel–Why Everything You Know Is Wrong
Good News Blog is built upon the idea that bad news not only is exceptional; it is often preferred and sometimes is generated, intentionally or not. That’s a real problem because, as Norman Cousins said, “if news is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult to claim we are an informed nation.” »
Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2007
I asked the angels to protect it
The night was freezing. »
Thursday, Mar. 1, 2007
Naturally Seven subway attack mellows many
New York. The subway. »
Monday, Feb. 26, 2007
Holocaust heroes: Book honors 29 diplomats who made a difference
The book is called Diplomat Heroes of the Holocaust, and perhaps the most telling thing about it is that it is very slim. »
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2006
Raise money for charity by searching
Web users can earn money for children’s charity NSPCC by performing searches through a new site. »
Friday, Dec. 2, 2005
Miracle in the wilderness
Every day is a good day for Amy Racina. It wasn’t always that way, but crashing 60 feet into a granite ravine changed her perspective. »
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005
Cat litter smell thing of the past
Smart CAT Box inventor Sara Maguire and her husband Walter, operators of Providence House Manufacturing based in Seal Rock, have produced a cat box system that eliminates the need for traditional clay or clumping cat litters and allows the pet owner to neatly drain urine - or scoop solids - from the box right into the toilet. »
Monday, Oct. 10, 2005
The Laughter Cure
When Monique Doyle Spencer learned she had metastatic breast cancer four years ago, at age 46, her first thought was that she couldn’t possibly have the Big C, because “I’m a chicken, and I’ve noticed that there are no chickens with cancer.” Instead, there were people like Lance Armstrong or English jockey Bob Champion, who conquered not only cancer but their respective sports. »
Friday, Sep. 23, 2005
Great Stuff: This is True
Earlier this week I talked about Kidwarmers, an excellent free weekly newsletters to which I have been subscribed for years. »
Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2005
Great Stuff: Kidwarmers
Quick! How many newsletters have you subscribed to over the years? … OK, you don’t know. So - how many do you actually read? Read and enjoy? »
Sunday, Jun. 26, 2005
Great Stuff: How to best treat a patient? With “Cancer Etiquette”
While talking to a close friend on the phone, Rosanne Kalick revealed she would need a double mastectomy because of breast cancer. »
Friday, Jun. 3, 2005
Great Stuff: Serendipity
Serendipity is a wonderful little movie. It’s not a master piece, it’s not anything the movie buffs will huff and puff about a long time — but it is a movie you and I truly enjoy. »
Friday, May. 27, 2005
Great Stuff: The Terminal
The Terminal, directed by Stephen Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, is a wonderful movie depicting the almost epic stay in an airport terminal of a man who remains true to himself. »