In the summer of 1985, thirty-year-old Julie Gold, an aspiring singer/songwriter, was working odd jobs in New York City when she received word from her parents in Pennsylvania that they were shipping the family piano to her as a birthday gift. The day after it arrived, Julie sat at the keyboard and in two hours […]
There are many people who believe that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. After all, his “biography” is as easy to find as Winston Churchill’s! From 1887 to 1927, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of the famous detective known for his heightened skills of observation. Holmes was both memorable and beloved—and entirely fictional. Yet, there […]
Malcolm Muggeridge is remembered as one of the most notable figures of the twentieth century. The wit and style of the self-dubbed “fatally fluent” journalist was endearing and yet, controversial. He was present in print, on the radio, and television. With over fifty years in the public eye, Muggeridge knew well the effect of publicity […]
“The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said: ‘If we’re going to charge $10 an hour, we can’t call it jumping up and down.’” – Rita Rudner Let’s be honest—exercise sounds great… in theory. But once the soreness sets in, the machines confuse us, or we realize we’re paying money to jump up […]
