Cat's coat color influences its owner's allergies.

Posted April 30, 2012

Does a cat's coat color actually influence the severity of its owner's allergies?   Strange as it sounds, the question has been thrown around in previous years and even studied by scientists. A recent write-up on the website Improbable Research revisits whether cats with darker coats wreak ...

Martini History and How the Martini Got Its Name

Posted April 22, 2012

Martini History – A Medicinal ApplicationThe martini owes its heritage to gin, a mixture of grain alcohol and juniper berry oil. Gin was originally concocted by a 17th century Dutch medical professor named Francois de Boe Sylvius to relieve kidney disorders and to purify the blood. Gin also tr...

Mom’s Style Do’s and Don’ts 101

Posted March 16, 2012

Were Mom’s fashion rules made to be broken? A panel of style experts weighs in. Mom Says... “When you have a choice between wearing pants or a skirt, carefully weigh your options...and choose the skirt.”