Why shave wet?
1) A better shave I discovered wet shaving while looking for a way to deal with a tough and troublesome beard. Wet shaving isn’t about being snobby, it’s about a better shave with less irritation and fewer ingrown hairs. A classic double edge razor, like the Merkur HD Classic, won’t pull hairs or cut them […]
Going Through March Madness – Get yourself a badger hair shaving brush!
We are going through some really crazy times: wallets light and bills on the rise, not to mention mortgage and prices at the pump. OK, stop beating around the bush. What does this have to do with shaving brushes? Most of us are chasing shadows as we try to get our house in order. So […]
The differences between por and porque and para y para que in Spanish
Why do you study Spanish? / Why do you study Spanish? One is a question about why you study Spanish and the other is a question about your goals in studying Spanish. Both questions can be answered using “for”, “for”, “because”, “so that”. But when you should use each one sometimes gets confusing. In this […]
Getting a Mortgage: 5 Steps to Ease and Success
Whether you’re a prospective homebuyer looking to find a home of your own, or an existing homeowner looking for better terms and/or rates on your mortgage, it’s important to know a little more about the process of getting the best one, in the best terms, that fit your needs, priorities and situation. Since the vast […]
Walking by Faith: The Story of Andrew DeVries
Athletics had always been the most important thing in my life. In fact, at the age of fifty-five, standing at six foot six, he had just tried out for Michigan’s senior men’s Olympic volleyball team, and there was a good chance he would make it. Then the tragedy happened. In a motorcycle accident, I shattered […]
the day has "Tide" hit chicago
“Giant tidal wave hits local town lake.” April Fool’s joke? Probably. “Giant tidal wave hits Chicago”. Joke right? No. This was the headline in the evening edition of the Chicago Daily News on June 26, 1954. I left home in my beat-up Chevy around 9:00 am on a warm Saturday morning in June 1954 and […]
Do you think music theory is too difficult? this is why
In my opinion (as a music professional of over 35 years), music theory is taught in the most confusing and painful way imaginable. An example of this is that students are often faced with multiple sets of systems to describe the same thing in different classes. For example, Scale Degrees are referenced using numbers (0-9) […]
6 reasons why you should opt for a Xiaomi smartphone
Today, there are many smartphone manufacturers out there. Unfortunately, not all of them produce satisfactory smartphones. Among all these manufacturers, one of the most popular is Xiaomi. In fact, it is one of the leading smartphone manufacturers based in China. Its products compete with major tech giants such as Samsung, Apple and Huawei. Despite the […]
It’s an aquatic adventure at Michigan’s largest indoor water park
Avalanche Bay Indoor Water Park in Boyne Mountain rightly claims to be “Where Adventure Lives,” because that’s exactly what awaits you during a visit. All of the weatherproof water action at Michigan’s largest indoor water park is available year-round. Inside is a truly gigantic theme park encompassing 88,000 square feet of aquatic fun for family […]
Self-esteem and Multiple Intelligences of Students with Dyslexia
This study was based on the theory that the academic performance of students depends on or is influenced by various factors such as their self-esteem and multiple intelligences. This study was based on West’s theory in 1997 explaining the hemispheric dominance of each person’s brain, by Gardner i 1993 in his MI theory, by Armstrong […]