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According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late... read more..

"The Insomniac" by Eliza Wake read more..

Sunday greetings everyone. Three weeks from today is Boxing Day, which is known in many parts of the world as "the day after Christmas." Wow - time is flying! In the coming weeks, many of you w... read more..

"Winter is a season of recovery and preparation." - Paul Theroux read more..

I ate salad for dinner ... mostly croutons and tomatoes... really just one big round crouton covered with tomato sauce, and cheese ... FINE, it was a pizza.... OK, I ate a pizza!  Are you happy n... read more..

More than five million Americans are overweight. These, of course, are round figures.... read more..

Planning a Christmas weekend of entertaining guests, I made a list of things I needed to do, including taking food out of the freezer and grocery shopping. As it happened, a friend whom I had been pr... read more..

In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We ha... read more..

Right before the clock strikes midnight on December 31, make sure you raise your left leg. that way you will start the year off on the right foot!... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! There were no grammatical errors in last Thursday's post. I actually had Grandma Cybersalt proofread it before sending it. I am not surprised at the successful effect ... read more..

I will never help anyone again......EVER! I'm too kindhearted, or I'm too naive.... Yesterday it was so cold out that we took a man into our home out of the kindness of our hearts. We felt so sorry f... read more..

"The hard soil and four months of snow make the inhabitants of the northern temperate zone wiser and abler than his fellow who enjoys the fixed smile of the tropics." – Ralph Waldo Emerson read more..

'Twas the night before finals,And all through the college,The students were prayingFor last minute knowledge. Most were quite sleepy,But none touched their beds,While visions of essaysDanced in their read more..

When you think about it, it's the worst possible place for her to sell seashells.... read more..

I heard that the New Orleans football team has a new sponsor, "I Can't Believe It's not Butter." Their theme song will be, "Oh When the Saints Go Margarine." - Gary Hallock... read more..

In high school I was always self-conscious about my height. Once, a lifeguard asked me out. I had never stood next to him and didn't know how tall he was, so the night of the date I took out two pair... read more..

Stressing the importance of a good vocabulary, the teacher told her young charges, "Use a word ten times, and it shall be yours for life." From somewhere in the back of the room, came a small male vo... read more..

"We are not responsible for the circumstances we are in, but we are responsible for the way we allow those circumstances to affect us; we can either allow them to get on top of us or we can allow them read more..

He ate so much over the holidays that he decided to quit cold turkey.... read more..

I'm getting tired of being part of a major historical event.... read more..

The Federal Drug and Food Administration is planning to issue a guide for proper eating that advises you to: A. List your ten favorite foods. B. List your five favorite beverages. C. List all green... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone. Today's mailing is going out a little late thanks to fun family times over the weekend and a bad case of heartburn last evening (due to food - not family, lol.) But with t... read more..

Oh look, Turkey Thursday!  Yes, in honor of US Thanksgiving, we're giving the chickens a rest today. However, with this week's picture we are giving the turkeys a bit of a rest too. That is th read more..

"If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily." - Gerald Good read more..

It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then to loosen up. Inevitably though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a social thinker. I began to thi... read more..

And after all is said and done...the kitchen cleaned up, the football game is over, the kids have FINALLY gone to bed and you lie quietly thinking about your day... your tummy starts to... read more..

What kind of music did Pilgrims listen to? Plymouth Rock, of course.... read more..

A 4-year-old boy who was asked to return thanks before Thanksgiving dinner happily obliged. The family members bowed their heads in expectation. He began his prayer, thanking God for all his friends,... read more..

I won't say I'm worn out, but I don't get near the curb on trash day.... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone. Thank you to everyone who has asked about the situation here in British Columbia. We are fine at Cybersalt World Headquarters, here on Vancouver Island. The biggest hit to ... read more..