By Vivian Molick from the January 2014 Edition “Pass the Buck” Do you ever wonder where or how these types of phrases originated? I do, so I to check it out. Today the meaning has come to mean “trying to avoid blame or responsibility by passing it on to someone else”. But, of course, that is not […]
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By Vivian Molick from the September 2012 Edition “Pass the Buck” Do you ever wonder where or how these types of phrases originated? I do, so I went to check it out. Today the meaning has come to mean “trying to avoid blame or responsibility by passing it on to someone else”. But, of course, […]
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By Vivian Molick from the December 2011 Edition Did you know ??? The city of San Francisco holds a copyright on the name “San Francisco”. It is illegal to manufacture any item with the name without first getting permission from the city. Since the Supreme Court upheld the copyright, San Francisco had had an annual […]
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By Vivian Molick from the November 2011 Edition Did you know that… Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them would burn their houses down – hence the expression “to get fired”. The term “the whole 9 yards” came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the South Pacific. […]
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By Vivian Molick from the October 2011 Edition No matter where you sleep, you swallow an average of 8 spiders a year The most common street name in the U.S. is Second St. The longest snake is the Royal Python which can grow to 35 feet. The longest word in the English language that has […]
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By Vivian Molick from the May 2011 Edition Apple Cider Vinegar and Its Health Benefits Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is one of nature’s great gifts to mankind; it is a truly natural product. It was an indispensable component of Egyptian medicines and was used to treat almost all ailments prevalent in ancient Egypt. Even the […]
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By Vivian Molick from the February 2011 Edition ST. VALENTINE’S DAY Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies ~~ Aristotle Every February 14th candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. Do you know who this mysterious saint was and where this tradition came […]
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By Vivian Molick from the January 2011 Edition No matter how you spell it… chili, chilli, chile, chillie… the pepper of this name is a member of the nightshade family of Solanaceae, a fruit of plants from the Latin name ‘Capsicum’. The name is taken from the Nahuatl chilli, but the most common spelling of […]
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By Vivian Molick from the November 2010 Edition “What is the meaning of life? All evidence to date suggests it’s chocolate.” ~Author Unknown There is something so special about chocolate that the average person in the United States eats 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of it every year! Chocolate has its beginning with a tree called […]
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By Vivian Molick from the August 2010 Edition Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds commonly called “beans” of the coffee plant. The popularity of coffee products has a universal appeal to people of different income levels, ethnicities, and religions. While many of us enjoy it each morning, we know very […]
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