By: Mary Fran Bontempo Free. That's not a word used frequently regarding education, entertainment, or, well, much of anything these days. But on the website, Open Culture, it's all free. Yep, all of it, from online classes and lectures, to movies, books, educational worksheets, web resources listed by subject matter, and on and on. I stumbled across Open Culture recently, but the site was founded in 2006. Lead editor, Dan Colman, is the [...]
Yep, it's hump-day again. Have a little fun and take the quiz below to find out what color best suits your personality. Then, go and buy yourself a whole wardrobe featuring "your" color! It's a win no matter how you look at it. Have fun! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. "Tell me something--are you stupid?" "Stupid is as stupid does, sir." Forrest Gump might not have been a "smart man," but he knew stupid. Forrest knew that stupid, despite all outward appearances of mental competence, was clearly visible in actions. And despite all of his supposed mental shortcomings, Forrest was rarely stupid. Unfortunately, the same can't [...]
On March 10, 2014, Honey Maid (makers of those yummy graham crackers) launched their "This is Wholesome" ad campaign, depicting and celebrating the diversity of American family life. The ad showed families headed by gay couples as well as ethnically diverse families. As expected, the ads were not well-received by a number of people who called them "disgusting," among other things. This is Honey Maid's response, and may I say, I'll never buy [...]
This simply must be shared. Kevin Bacon just gets hotter and hotter. (Yeah, I know it's a stunt double at times, but who cares?) And if you need a little entertainment this weekend, pull out your DVD of Footloose--please tell me you have one--it never gets old! --Mary Fran
The finale of How I Met Your Mother aired Monday night, and it was...wait for it...LEGENDARY! Endearing characters, great plot lines and incredibly clever and well written. I'm gonna miss it! Take the quiz below to find out which iconic character you are! (Oh, come on, it's hump day. Have some fun!) --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. If only it were that easy. Last week, Sean "Puffy" Combs, a.k.a. P. Diddy, a.k.a. Diddy, announced that he's again changing his name, back to the Puff Daddy which originally brought him fame, and later infamy, back in 2001. Or is he changing it to Sean John, his real name? Is that even a change, when [...]
