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Phantastic phfurry Phil is at it again

    [Originally written on February 1, 2011] Punxsutawney Phil is about to do his annual prognostication (OK, prediction) on how much longer we have to deal with cold, snowy, winter weather. After Clevelanders got socked with a rough morning commute to work in near white-out conditions and many schools canceled classes – spring can’t […]

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The SECRET is EXPOSED on Pinterest’s “Secret Boards”

Here’s a message I received from Pinterest this morning: Hi, Mark! I had two thoughts driving home from the hospital with my wife, Divya. The first was, “I can’t believe I’m a Dad.” The second was, “I hope I can get our new baby, Max, out of that new car seat when we get home.”

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A dilemma for the ages – what to get Dad on Father’s Day?

So what do you give to the guy who has everything on Father’s Day? Ahh, a dilemma for the ages. Most dads don’t wait for a special occasion to get their “toys.” If they want it now – they get it now. Fortunately, a San Francisco based company has come to the rescue. Blurb.com provides

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How much do you love YOUR mom?

A picture really is worth a thousand words. That’s why I love the idea of gathering family photos and creating a Blurb photo book for Mother’s Day this year. No more spending time trying to figure out what to write in that generic card you purchased from the drug store. The pictures will speak for

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7 well dressed photographers attack royal wedding on bikes

If you thought the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton was a media circus; the photographer asked to cover it for the “royals” contributed to that image. On the morning of April 29, 2011, London-based photographer Hugo Burnand and his well-trained team of seven assistants (all on bicycles) rode through Hyde Park to Buckingham Palace.

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Get a GREAT Freebie at Falls Day in the Park this Sunday

Do you like free food, rock music and give aways? Then get ready for a fun afternoon at Falls Day in the Park this Sunday – Oct. 2nd – from 1 – 4 p.m. at East River Park on Lewis Road in Olmsted Falls. There will be free hot dogs, chili, brats, donuts, apple cider and

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Up all night – 3,604 cups of coffee – voila – the Mona Lisa!

Although its doubtful that Leonardo Da Vinci consumed 3,604 cups of coffee while painting the Mona Lisa; it took a team of eight people about three hours to recreate it with that many cups at the The Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney, Australia in 2009. The different shades were created by adding milk in varying amounts with

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Your pet’s photo could be on AAA’s Petbook AND win prizes

Monet was one of many cherished pets in our home. She didn’t do well in a car so she never went on vacation with us. Do you love your pet so much that you take him on vacation? If you answered “yes,” do you have some really cool or crazy photos of him taking in

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The Avengers: East 9th Street a disaster area after explosions

There was carnage all over East Ninth Street this week after several explosions rocked downtown Cleveland – rattling office windows and the nerves of the workers within. But fear not, Captain America was on the scene to restore calm. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the past few weeks, you’ve heard how the filming

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