When it comes to illnesses, few are as devastating and relentless as cancer. Worst of all is when cancer takes the lives of young people. Treatment is almost as harmful as the disease itself, since chemotherapy is notoriously hard on the body. The good news is that alternative treatments are on the rise, and they […]
For leather hobbyists, patience is a prerequisite. To create something of true value and durability, you can’t rush it. So it’s no wonder that when one Redditor wanted to create a suit of armor known as a cuirass, it took a year from start to finish. Using Photoshop and a series of leather crafting skills […]
Just the other day, my older brother bought Skittles at the movie theater. Shocked, I looked at him and asked, “How old are you?” But after seeing this recipe, I have a feeling he was onto something by reverting back to a childhood staple. I thought that we were both too old to “Taste The […]
When you hear the phrase “unbelievable animal rescue,” your mind probably brings up images of dogs, cats, and larger critters like horses. One animal that probably doesn’t come to mind is the humble goldfish. After five years of friendship, one woman couldn’t let her goldfish, Brindle, suffer a horrible death after swallowing a rock in […]
Do you remember writing letters to Santa as a kid? I can still recall addressing the envelope to Kris Kringle, North Pole. What the postal carriers did with them is anyone’s guess! When these 18 kids wrote letters to Santa, their parents knew they had to share them on social media. Some are clever and […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); My dogs aren’t the smartest critters in the world, but they will do just about anything to get treats. I keep their various cookies, bones, and rawhides in a kitchen cabinet. Whenever that door creaks open, they come running. Before I can say “sit” or “shake,” they’re on their bottoms with […]
Camping trips are fun, but they also require a great deal of planning. You’ve got to remember the essentials like the tent and food, so it’s understandable that less important things like the grill grate get left behind. If you don’t have anything to cook on over the campfire, you may actually still be in […]
Many veterans of the Iraq War returned Stateside with PTSD associated with the violence they had to witness while they fought for our country. War veteran Francisco Torres coped with his own PTSD with help from his German shepherd companion, TJ. This pup was gifted to Torres after the war and has since grown to […]
My brother and I definitely had our ups and downs while we were growing up, but I was never quite as inventive in my ploys to undermine him as this hilarious little girl. She actually presents a pretty solid case for getting rid of her little bro after she and her dad agree that he’s […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); With all of the devastating floods in Louisiana right now, it would be so easy for everyone there to only focus on helping themselves — and who could blame them? The raging waters are so dangerous that it’s all some people can do just to survive, let alone think about anyone […]