Fun facts about Nicaragua
DID YOU KNOW THAT… In the 1940s, baseball became the most popular sport in the country, thanks to Chino Meléndez, Crisanto Adán Balmaceda Castrillo, Alfredo García Mencia, Roberto Martínez, Alfredo Fonseca, Francisco Fletes Silva, Duncan Desmond Campbell Kaine, Timothy Mena Hodgson and Jonathan RobinsonLee. DID YOU KNOW THAT… Nicaragua...
Parsley in General and as a Garnish for Dishes
In today’s culinary world one of the most used and abused ingredients is parsley. Seems to be the dish garnish for lack of better. I think the reason I have a problem with using parsley is because it’s like choosing the easy way out in life. It’s not the...
Kung Fu and the History of I Liq Chuan (The Martial Art of Consciousness)
The history of I-Liq Chuan as a martial art is cryptic. Chin Lik Keong is the founder of the Kung Fu system. He studied martial arts and Kung Fu with various masters, including Sifu Lee Sum training Lee Style, Sifu Len training Phoenix Eye Kung Fu (meridian point striking),...
The history of Giuseppe Armani sculptures and figures
Giuseppe Armani was born in 1935 in Calci, Italy and it wasn’t long before his parents realized that he had a unique gift. You see, young Giuseppe drew everything he saw as soon as he could pick up a pencil. And these were not the usual drawings that a...
Big Heroes – Little People
Second grade was a very special year for me. It was in second grade that we really started to develop close friendships and tell secrets. It was kind of exciting to find out something about yourself that your parents didn’t know. Like falling into the swamp on the way...
How committed are you to your network marketing business?
Not long ago, my husband and I had a Zoom meeting with a business woman and her personal assistant from Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The business woman’s name is Mrs. Sir. The Zoom meeting was held because Ms. M is very interested in exploring the network marketing business I am...
The destruction of an American family
DAD WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME MORE? The true story of the Crowton family United States citizens who are naïve in the ways of the Child Welfare System and the courts, or perhaps not wealthy or connected, may inadvertently find themselves subject to a nightmare. Many entities benefit from...
Allergies in dogs – Home remedies
Allergies to dogs. Oh, how many times have I found myself frantically searching the web for the “miracle cure” so I don’t have to make another trip to my rich vet. Annotating pages of information, looking for home remedies for my poor “Blue BO”. Trying to find some way...
How to love your pap smear
I waited until I was 23 to get my first Pap test. I have now gone through 10 years of dreading that annual exam. Sometimes I have been nervous for several days before. Even after giving birth to two babies, I still dread that anal, I mean yearly, check…until...
Familiarize yourself with labor laws to avoid litigation
Small business owners know how much hard work goes into setting up their own business and running it successfully. Successful entrepreneurs are intimately familiar with their product or service, their customers, and their market. However, while they may be pretty good at making a profit, they may not be...