Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
Photography has potential to be both the most equalizing and polarizing art form imaginable. All you really need to get started is a camera — any will do — and an ability to understand what looks good. On the other hand, there are people who swear that you need 50 lenses, a full flash setup and at...
Anyone who has a sweet tooth will have encountered marzipan. This soft paste is often used in cake icings and pastries. It is often shaped into sweet, edible “sculptures” and then painted with food coloring—leading to food that is almost too pretty to eat! Marzipan is made with almond paste,...
Melmac is a brand name of plastic dinnerware that uses melamine. Melamine is made from melamine resin, a synthetic substance that was first developed in the 1940s. Melamine resin can be easily molded into different shapes and it is also known for its durability. Melmac became so popular that during...
I never understood why more guys don't cook. Food is delicious. You can make it yourself. Why in the world would you not do it? There are legions of easy recipes that make food that is mind-bogglingly badass, cheap and tasty, yet many just won't do it. In my mind, that makes them losers. Here are...
For answer Holmes clapped the hat upon his head. It came right over the forehead and settled upon the bridge of his nose. "It is a question of cubic capacity, " said he; "a man with so large a brain must have something in it. " ... Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of the...
Every budding biologist or scientist needs the opportunity to explore and investigate the wonders of science in a safe, educational environment. Many science kits are available to provide the tools and equipment necessary to incite the imagination and increase learning beyond the average science...
Physics In Action! There are many food dehydrators on the market or that you can build for yourself from purchased plans. Plug-ins or farm-size solar, many people have come to realize that food preservation by dehydration is better in many ways than canning or freezing. Dried food needs no sterile...
Playing is a toddler's work. A parent's responsibility is to provide safe, educational, and affordable toys designed to foster growth, imagination, exploration, and learning. Here are our Best Toys For Toddlers: 1. Toysmith Busy Zoo Activity Center Toysmith's Busy Zoo Activity Center provides...
Political Correctness: the Oxford American Dictionary defines it as "the avoidance... of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people." Okay, we can get behind that. But what does it actually mean in reality?
