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10 Great Excuses to Eat a Hot Dog

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Apparently, Mickey Mouse’s first words on screen were, “Hot Dog!” Even the mouse understood the value of a meaty, tasty meal served on a bun. Confession time—we serve hot dogs for dinner on a regular basis, not just at barbecues or…
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15 Huge Misconceptions About E-Cigarettes & Vapes

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Ready to quit smoking? Join the club! There are so many people desperate to improve their health by ditching the habit these days that a whole new industry, e-cigarettes and vapes, seems to be everywhere we turn. “The use of e-cigarettes…
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How To Build the Perfect Panini

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The term panini originated in Italy—panino simply means a sandwich made from bread (anything but sliced bread). The bread is cut horizontally and filled with deli ingredients such as meats, cheese and vegetables. These are different from…
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The Tough Call: Should My Kid Be on Meds?

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My son was a middle child even before he became a middle child—always needy for attention, a bit on the rambunctious side, and always getting in the middle of everything. All of my friends and family would exclaim, “Wow! He is so smart!…

15 Lessons Your Man Could Learn from Bugs Bunny

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The first Bugs Bunny cartoon, The Wild Hare, appeared on July 27, 1940 and Bugs quickly became one of Warner Brothers most popular animated figures. From animated shorts to feature length TV shows, the ‘wascally wabbit’ has amused us,…

13 Ways to Sharpen Creativity During your Commute

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Was there ever a time in your life that you thought of yourself a creative person? And do you sometimes find that the world around buzzes too intensely with information, making it increasingly harder to get a creative thought in edge-wise?…
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10 Electronics-Free Ideas to Entertain Your Kid on a Flight

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We know how plane rides go when you bring your kids along on your summer vacation. You settle into your seat with your guilty pleasure magazine, hoping for a quiet, peaceful flight. Before you know it, your children are squirming in their…
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20 Life Lessons We Learned from Growing Up Disney

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When we were growing up, we didn’t watch movies On Demand or search YouTube for our favorite clips and songs. We were stuck waiting for the VHS to be released so we could rent them, buy them or wait for them to be aired on television—and…
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8 Desserts Ideas to Make on a Campfire

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Henry David Thoreau said, “The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter and is about as ample at one season as at another. It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.” There’s something about a…