Blimey Oh Riley

Straying behind the lines here, but look at this, surely the ideal car for Wartime Housewife to go to rummage sales in. I passed over £1.50...

What are They Thinking? This is for Real

Please tell me how placing a shield over the power door opener button will help the who have limited hand and finger dexterity? Taken at t...

Ranch Dressing a Favorite, Even with Questionable Ingredients

Ranch dressing is the most popular salad dressing offered in restaurants of North America, according to Mintel Menu Insights. Kraft Ranch D...

How To: Make Clip Curls

(Click on image to enlarge.) Source: 55 Hair Styles (Dell Purse Book), 1972 Related: How to Use Clip Curls

Get ready for summer activities in the heat

Today’s guest blog was prepared by the Recreation and Sports Subcommittee of the Injury Control and Emergency Services Committee of APHA ...

Bat Caves

Monday morning, the Dorset coast on the Isle of Purbeck. We walk from Worth Matravers down a narrow dusty lane white with dust between two h...

Señorita Spring Clasp Curl Clip

(Image links to full size version.) Source: American Hairdresser, September 1932

Influenza Update

This MMWR discusses the preliminary results of surveillance for Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) related to H1N1 flu vaccination. Initial findi...

Low Micronutrient Intake may Contribute to Obesity

[2013 update: I'm skeptical of the idea that micronutrient insufficiency/deficiency promotes obesity.  Although the trial discussed belo...