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Deer hunting in Barnes, Wisconsin

In November 2005, I headed north with my sons Alex and Travis to my uncle’s cabin in the remote town of Barnes. I have been hunting in that area for most of 40 years. The cabin is full of memories of my grandmother’s kitchen, veterans playing cribbage, visiting neighbors, and preparing for the opening morning hunt. It was great that…

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Top 5 exercises for a firm and toned butt

Every woman I’ve trained, consulted, or even talked to once they found out I’m a personal trainer has told me they want a better butt. They want to know how they can get a better butt. They want to get rid of cellulite and dimples. They want a rounder butt. They want a higher butt, etc. There has never been…

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Put’in at the Ritz

When Irvin Berlin wrote “Put’in On the Ritz” in 1927, the roaring 1920s were in full swing. Days and nights of elegant sophistication were all the rage. With a tie and tail as they say. Where this generation of women used Flappers and Speakeasys is where the action was. The culture of the 1920s flourished and made Put’in on the…

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Funniest (And Stupidest) Quotes Of 2006 From Funnypoetry.Com – Sports, Entertainment And More

“This week, a 100-year-old man from Tennessee married for the third time, this time to a 68-year-old woman. When asked why he was marrying a woman 32 years his junior, the man said, ‘Yes, I’d love a sandwich. ‘ – Amy Poehler of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live “I really believe in spending on infrastructure … I pay off…

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Do animals have neurons in their tails?

Most mammals have neurons in the spine, stomach, and other local areas, not just the brain. It would make sense for some tailed animals to have some neurons in the tail, since the spinal cord is connected to the spinal column and the central nervous system. It would also make sense then that mammals with the longest tails have a…

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Fredericka “Marm” Mandelbaum – The Most Successful Billboard in New York City History

Fredericka “Marm” Mandelbaum was born in 1818 in the country of Prussia. She immigrated to the United States in 1848 with her husband Wolfe Mandelbaum. Mandelbaum, a heavyset woman who weighed more than 250 pounds, opened a dry goods store at 79 Clinton Street, the corner of Rivington, on the ground floor of a three-story building that she later bought…

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Are you still waiting to become a US citizen?

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is currently facing a huge backlog of naturalization cases waiting to be processed. USCIS itself has estimated that it will take approximately three years to handle the current naturalization backlog. In this year of elections and wishes for change in the national government, this situation is absolutely devastating for people who have…

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