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Today is Admission Day for Louisiana, our 18th state, admitted to the Union on April 30th, 1812.
If you remember your U.S. history, you will recall that the Louisiana Purchase was negotiated with Napoleon Bonaparte for the princely sum of about $15 million dollars (a price of less than three cents an acre), representing a combination […]
Although I had hoped to see Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs when the exhibit was in Chicago, I missed it. So I was excited when a friend suggested that we go see it in Philadelphia and make a road trip out of it. I eagerly said yes, and boy, am I ever […]
I’ve got some vacation time coming next month (the latter part of May), and am trying to decide what to do or where to go.
Here’s the question I’m posing to all my readers — Where should I go?
There are a few parameters that need to be considered:
I probably will not be able to talk any […]
It’s Arbor Day, celebrated the last Friday in April here in the United States, as well as various countries around the world.
Arbor Day, which was established in 1872, began as a way to encourage planting trees on the Great Plains. Although the plains were rich in soil, and therefore farmland, there were no trees […]
If you’ve been reading Flyaway Cafe for awhile now, you’ve probably realized that I’m a big fan of the arts — of all types. I’m always keeping an eye out for something new or different to check out, and am open to experiencing most things.
So, it was probably for selfish reasons, then, that I chose […]
If you missed the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden (it closed Easter Weekend), you need to put this next one on your calendar — Caribbean Gardens: Journey to Paradise, on display April 27 through September 16, 2007.
When I think about the flora of the Caribbean, I think about richly green, lush foliage, […]
Have you ever had one of those days? The kind that makes you question why you ever thought traveling was going to be the best part of the job?
Here’s a day in the life of a flight attendants, although fortunately this isn’t a typical one:
4:15 am - My alarm goes off, and I roll […]
In the midst of a very busy shopping day, have you ever just hit a sinker? You’re energy sags, everything takes more effort than it should, and nothing seems very interesting? Well, if you’re in Manhattan, Yelo can provide you with a quick pick-me-up.
So what is Yelo? It’s a wellness concept that includes reflexology treatments […]
Unless you’ve been avoiding television, radio, newspaper, and reading online, you can’t possibly have missed that today is Earth Day. It has become the most widely celebrated modern secular holiday in the world, with round-the-world efforts and activities coordinated by the non-profit Earth Day Network.
Earth Day is a modern holiday, established on April 22nd […]
I’ve updated my reading list, so be sure to check it out.
I talked with a passenger who was reading this biography, and since, I too, am a big fan, had to pick it up (from my public library) and read it as well.
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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