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Funny, Hairbrained Ideas for Beauty and Hair Salon Names90

Funny, Hairbrained Ideas for Beauty and Hair Salon Names

Naming your hair salon or nail salon is a big deal. Here are some suggestions for attention-getting names -- some are silly, some are clever, some are quirky . . . and more.

127 comments    humor beauty nails
How to Keep Mice, Rats and Other Rodents Out of Your Car Engine88

How to Keep Mice, Rats and Other Rodents Out of Your Car Engine

Mice, rats and other rodents can do surprising damage in your car engine and other automotive parts. How you you keep them out of your vehicle?

192 comments    car engine truck
From California Gold Rush Country: The "Dear Charlie" Letters of a Pioneer86

From California Gold Rush Country: The "Dear Charlie" Letters of a Pioneer

A 23 year- old gold seeker arrived in San Francisco from Massachusetts in 1854. His observations and opinions of the California Gold Rush are recorded in well preserved letters.

20 comments    san francisco gold rush 49ers
How to Eat a Lot at a Buffet: A Glutton's Guide83

How to Eat a Lot at a Buffet: A Glutton's Guide

Restaurants with an "all you can eat" buffet meal at a set price, can be a good value for diners, especially if they stay aware of what they are eating. Here are some tips on how to eat a lot at a buffet, and get the best value.

85 comments    sunday brunch all you can eat
Using Funny Garden Gnomes for Self-Defense83

Using Funny Garden Gnomes for Self-Defense

Garden gnomes are not useless. They can be effective for protection and self-defense. Instead of pepper spray or firearms, a well aimed gnome can easily stop someone trying to do you harm.

83 comments    humor garden protection
Spinning  President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address82

Spinning President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches ever given. Would we remember it if it had been shorter?... or longer??

33 comments    civil war abraham lincoln
Medicines in Gold Rush Times: A Dose of Deception and a Swig of Swamp Root or Snake Oil82

Medicines in Gold Rush Times: A Dose of Deception and a Swig of Swamp Root or Snake Oil

Mass marketing and advertising of patent medicines began at about the same time as the California Gold Rush. These "cure-alls" made outrageous claims and some were a recipe for disaster...

24 comments    home remedies herbal medicine
Purposely Purseless and Proud: Women Who Don't Carry a Purse83

Purposely Purseless and Proud: Women Who Don't Carry a Purse

Why do women carry handbags? There are circumstances when you might need to have a purse, but mostly they are unnecessary. Try purselessness for a taste of freedom.

51 comments    shopping humor handbag
Mariposa: John C. Fremont's Town Survived the Gold Rush81

Mariposa: John C. Fremont's Town Survived the Gold Rush

Many gold rush "boom towns" grew up quickly and disappeared almost as fast. Mariposa, California is one that survived from its 1850 beginning, keeping much of the local historic flavor intact.

23 comments    travel history california
A California Gold Rush Store Sold Everything in General82

A California Gold Rush Store Sold Everything in General

The General Store was often the first real business to be established in a gold rush town of the American West. the miners needed tools, clothing, food and other necessities...

29 comments    gold gold rush general store
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