Fine Italian leather furniture can transform the way a room looks and feels. If you are redesigning your living room, bedroom, or home entertainment area, choosing several pieces of leather furniture can add comfort, style, and elegance. After purchasing a house and a car, the next most expensive item people tend to purchase is home …
How To Help Purple Heart Award Recipients
Although many of us know it is an honor to receive one, we may not know what is a Purple Heart in the military. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration which is awarded in the name of the President to those who were wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military, …
The 7 Ways Helping Others Is Good for You
Americans are generous people. We all like the idea of helping families in need. We volunteer, make charitable clothing donations and give what money we can. When we cannot bring our donations to a non-profit, we find charities that will pick up donations. What we may not realize is all of our good deeds do …
Just Graduated? Here Are 4 Tips to Look More Professional
For young men, graduating college is a great accomplishment that is usually accompanied by overwhelming stress. You just spent the last four or so years of your life dressing like a slog, which was and (kind of) is acceptable, but now it’s time to dress like what you’ve become: an adult. You’re entering into the …
How the Wrong Shoes Can Weigh You Down
It’s that old hiker’s saying: “A pound on your feet equals five pounds on your back.” Many who are first thinking of backpacking consider the weight on their back as the most difficult aspect of a trip. And while a backpack itself may weigh more than shoes, the energy output expended per pound of shoe …
How to Protect Yourself From WiFi Radiation
Devices that emit some kind of electromagnetic wave have become more common as technology has moved forward. While initial concerns about the health effects of electromagnetic waves focused on microwaves, lately there has been increased concern about devices that have become basic to our everyday lives. Cell phones and laptops have been the subject of …
The Best Male Fashion Styles That Will Last the Test of Time
Any trendy guy knows how it works, you shop at an online apparel store for this season’s trends only to have them change next year. It is important to invest in some good quality pieces that will get you from season to season without breaking your bank account. Here are some pieces that will stand …
Gardeners Across America are Composting to Attract Bees and Butterflies to Their Backyards
There are more than 40 million gardeners across the United States, and more than half of them report that they compost their organic waste on a regular basis. The statistics are encouraging: the more we compost our food scraps and leaves, the less we contribute to landfills. Americans are more willing than ever to recycle: …