My Big Fat Greek Wedding – 4 stars (excellent) My Big Fat Greek Wedding is simply one of the best movies ever made about close families and their traditions. This film is on par with Fiddler on the Roof (winner of 3 Oscars out of 8 nominations) and A Christmas Story (winner of no major… Continue reading
Category: Arts & Entertainments
Top 5 reasons to quit a job
Leaving a job is not something to be taken lightly and it’s always smart to have a plan in place when you quit. However, sometimes a job just becomes unbearable and it’s not worth staying at any longer. If you are frustrated with your job and thinking about quitting, here are the top five reasons… Continue reading
The legend of Daedalus and Icarus
Labyrinth Daedalus, whose name meant “witty” or “clever,” was a descendant of the royal family of Cecrops, the mythical first king of Athens. He was a skilled craftsman who was highly regarded for his ability to invent and build things. His nephew Talus, his apprentice, was also remarkably talented, that Daedalus was convinced that the… Continue reading
Book Review: The Orange Hangover
Rahul Saini, best-selling author of the book ‘Those Little Lil Things’, asks several questions in his latest book, ‘The orange hangover’ What includes if you would be able to follow your heart and stick to values and ambitions? Will he be able to conquer the girl he likes? To get the answers to these questions,… Continue reading
A childhood game
In the morning, before sunrise, a group of Nigerian-Igbo children, boys and girls, ages four to six, would gather in the front yard of the family home and we would use a dry twig to scratch grid of columns and rows within a six-square-foot area on sandy, earthy soil. Then we would take turns and… Continue reading
Was that sexual harassment?
It was the year 1991. I was 24 years old and four months pregnant, but it did not appear. He had been in an abusive marriage for three years, not physical, but mental. I had been fired from my previous job and I needed this job. It was my first real job as a paralegal.… Continue reading
Low calorie chicken recipes
I’m not starting another conference on healthy diet, what to eat and what not to eat, blah blah blah. On the web, you can find enough articles about that. Staying healthy and fit does not imply the idea that you should only eat vegetables and fruits. I know how hard it is not to respond… Continue reading
Advantages of induction bottle sealing machine
The function of the induction sealing machine is to make stoppers which are used to prevent any leakage of contents of plastic and glass bottles. The cap is supplied with an aluminum liner inserted inside, and the bottle is filled and capped in packaging operations. The capped bottle passes under the electromagnetic wave, emitted by… Continue reading
Quotes # 22
* I have played the fool, the rude fool, believing that the chest of a friend would harbor a secret that mine could not contain. Massinger. * The secret is the soul of all great designs. Perhaps more has been accomplished by concealing our own intentions than by uncovering those of our enemy. Colton. *… Continue reading
The Viking funeral in the movie
Some people think that a Viking funeral would be a great way to say goodbye to a loved one. This great idealized gesture is totally influenced by the movies produced by Hollywood studios. As the movies portray it, the Vikings dispatched their honored dead by placing the body in a boat and setting the vessel… Continue reading