One college study tip prevails over all the rest: You already have all the skills you need. Use them! “Oh my God!” a freshman exclaims as if her puppy just died. “The professor actually expected me to read the whole book!” Most college students already have developed effective study skills—somewhere, somehow; but they have developed [...] Read more »

The night is dark. The moon is mostly concealed by dark clouds and the little light that persists is smeared by the whirling fog around you. The cool metal of your gun sweeps across the palm of your hand as you remove it from its from its holster. You load two bullets into the chamber [...] Read more »

From time to time we find ourselves in need of a little inspiration. Life is a massive web of thoughts and feelings that often times has to be tackled on a day to day basis. At times, we don’t even know how or why we arrived at the thoughts in our head and wish they [...] Read more »

In marriage, as with eating, it’s dangerous to assume that the forbidden fruit is unattainable or reserved for those lascivious sinners out there in the world, sometimes referred to as “happy people.” Everyone wants to have sex like a rock star and be the proverbial Wonder Woman to Superman’s personal issues, religious or comic book [...] Read more »

To age gracefully is the wish of most people. Aging in some cultures is a sign of wisdom and is accompanied with the deepest respect while some other cultures view aging as a degenerative process into feeble mindedness and broken bodies. However, with the advancement of modern medicine people are living longer. This is great [...] Read more »

Between every step we take and every pedal we push, there lies an opportunity to protect our stretched-thin resources. Some unique gadgets are taking that idea a step further, beyond energy preservation and into the realm of production. Here are several forward-thinking technologies that give a whole new meaning to the idea of self-sufficiency. I’m [...] Read more »

Your wedding is your special day, it’s the one day in your life when you get to be the centre of attention and listen to everyone telling you how beautiful you look. You spend months planning it and more money than most people these days put down as a deposit on their first house so [...] Read more »

Long gone are the days when Hunter wellies and Frankie Says Relax t-shirts epitomised festival cool. Now, Lady Gaga and her cult of “little monsters” are influencing a whole new trend when it comes to festival attire – the more outrageous the better. Summer marks the beginning of ‘freedom season’ – an excuse many use [...] Read more »

HDTV stands for high-definition television. With HDTV, you should be able to see such details as individual faces in crowds and blades of grass on a football stadium field, or so claim the companies that manufacture HDTVs and equipment. The caveat is, you must have a television that has HD capabilities, and the media you [...] Read more »

There’s been a lot in the news lately about the way our social media profiles can affect not just our own privacy but the privacy of the people that we love. This is especially true with our children. While becoming pregnant and having a baby may be the most exciting events in our lives, we [...] Read more »