Remember making “stained glass” cookies out of hard candy and cookie dough and feeling a little scared when you took the first bite? Or singing “dreidel, dreidel, dreidel – I made it out of clay” as you tried to get your plastic top to spin upside down the way your cool older [...]

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Shareware is software you can download for free on a trial basis. If you like it, you pay the company that made it — sometimes as little as five dollars. Originally, only technical programs were available as shareware. Nowadays, you can find all sorts of leisure shareware online. If you’re an [...]

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Who was born in 1959, hails from Willow, Wis., attended Willows High School, and has more than a billion pairs of shoes? Why, America’s sweetheart, of course. No, no, not Shirley Temple! After all, she grew up and put on weight. We’re talking about Barbie, the perpetually young, pug-nosed, slanted-foot wonder [...]

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So you’re getting a little tired of that boring, monotone skin, and are ready to take the plunge and get some decoration to liven up the flesh-tone? Whether you’re looking for an adornment that will follow you to the grave, or just some color to carry you through your rebellious stage, [...]

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In this day and age of all Internet, all the time, it’s easy to think of everything from a digital perspective. Digital cameras certainly are fun gadgets, but there’s a lot to be said for taking photographs with a real camera and creating art that can be personally meaningful. While you [...]

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Does the smell of modeling glue invigorate your spirit? Does balsa wood make you yearn for your childhood basement workshop? Whether you’re into World War II aircraft scale models or radio controlled 4X4s, the Net is a terrific way to get tips, order kits, and show off your finely crafted models.
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