March 25, 2013 It’s an amazing natural substance that can be used for preparing foods, cooking, cleaning and even disinfecting and it’s been used for thousands of years. It’s vinegar and it can be made from apples, grapes, barley, grain, peaches, pears, potatoes, rice, wine, beer, honey. Actually there are dozens of things you can use to make vinegar.
March 22, 2013 It's one of the must-see tourist destinations in San Francisco – just as the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, Lombard Street, Ghiradelli Square and the cable cars are. It’s Alcatraz Island, now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
March 21, 2013 Each year we’re amazed at the acts of heroism performed by first responders and those acts never go unrecognized. There’s a local organization that recognizes Western New York heroes and I’m sure the Lockport police officers who risked their lives saving the life of a man in his burning house will be considered.
March 20, 2013 I remember when I was a kid my mom used to bring home Hydrox cookies. That was the brand name. They were almost identical to Oreos, but they were cheaper. So that’s the one that was chosen over the more popular Oreos. The Oreos were so much better, so you get what you pay for. Or were they?
March 19, 2013 Only the White House in Washington gets more visitors each year. Graceland Mansion in Memphis is the second most-visited house in America. And it’s actually the second house Elvis bought for his family.
March 18, 2013 At the corner of Fargo Avenue and Jersey Street on Buffalo’s west side you’ll find an historical marker on the spot where the Fargo mansion once stood. It took up the entire block of land and among the visitors were Presidents Grant and Cleveland and author Mark Twain.
March 15, 2013 There are many things we associate with St. Patrick’s Day – the color green, parades, shamrocks, beer and leprechauns. Very odd that in the history of Irish folklore – there have never been any female leprechauns. There’s never been any explanation of how they might come to be you might say.
March 14, 2013 So we have a new Pope – Francis – from Argentina – the first from South America. He becomes the 266th Pope in the history of the Catholic Church. While the Conclave was going on Clay and I were wondering about why they do it this way. It came at the direction of Pope Gregory X who the Cardinals took three years to choose in 1271.
To avoid that from ever happening again.....
March 13, 2013 And I thought I had a problem with deer destroying my garden. Giant African snails have been showing up in Australia and they’re using any means possible to get rid of them. When I say giant – we’re talking snails that can grow up to a foot long. Generally they’re the size of a human fist. They have a brown shell with dark brown stripes.
Size is not the problem – it’s their appetite. Giant African snails will eat almost anything. They’re known to devour more than 500 types of plants including vegetables, fruits and trees.
March 12, 2013 It’s just so random and that’s probably what was wrong with it. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been campaigning long and hard for his controversial soda law that would ban people from buying sugary soft drinks in cups larger than 16 ounces. If you wanted more than that you could buy two. Huh?
March 11, 2013 New York City has seen some bad weather recently, but nothing close to this. New York ground to a near halt in the face of huge snow drifts and strong winds. It was back when one in every four Americans lived in the area between Washington D.C. and Maine.
The day before, temperatures were in the 50’s, clear and sunny, but then a cold front moved in and temperatures plunged.
March 8, 2013 I’ve been struggling thru a cold this week and a friend e-mailed me an article on the virtues of honey and its amazing healing power. And it was suggested a combination of honey and cinnamon does wonders to get rid of a cold. The recommendation is take one tablespoon of lukewarm honey with ¼ tablespoon of cinnamon powder for three days. It’ll cure chronic cough, get rid of the dold and clear the sinuses.
Sounds ok, but there’s more.
