Plant List & Reference Guide
The following chart is designed to provide a quick reference to important features of indoor plants, as well as to vital aspects of their cultivation needs. By examining this chart you can get a preliminary idea of which plants are most likely to fit into [...]
Technology»
Rational Unified Process (RUP) Methodology (3/01/15)The Rational Unified Process attempts to capture many of modern software development's best practices in a form suitable for a wide range of …
Don't Accept Royalties (2/23/15)It is very, very rare for a piece of software to go on to be a huge revenue generator for a company. As such, it's a bad idea to get in to an …
This post builds on the fundamental principle that many of the challenges stem from the fact that project management is not the primary purpose …
Hobbies & Leisure»
Surviving a Tsunami (3/03/15)A tsunami is not a tidal wave. They are in no way related to the gravitational forces that influence the tides. Instead, tsunamis are a series of …
Attract Hummingbirds And Butterflies To Your Garden (3/02/15)Shutterbugs with green thumbs are in luck. With a little work it's possible to bring the magic of butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. …
I've been living in New York state for over 15 years and in that time I've been to a lot of the touristy places and also some of the favorites of …
Health & Fitness»
Strength Training: Tips To Help You Achieve Your Goals (2/25/15)Strength is defined as how much force a muscle can exert against a given resistance. For example, how much weight one can bench press in a single …
Heat Cramps, Exhaustion, and Stroke: An Escalating Series of Warnings (2/22/15)Out bodies create a lot of heat. This happens even in cold weather. Most of the heat we create is from our normal metabolic activities even while …
Pityriasis Rosea: Scary, But Usually Temporary (2/20/15)Pityriasis rosea is a common, relatively short-lived skin disorder exhibiting a scary rash of symmetrical pink patches. The underlying cause is …
Money Management»
Technology ETF: On-Going Fund Gains From the Never-Ending Tech Cycle? (2/27/15)If you are interested in accessing a popular sector of the investment market, you should consider a technology ETF. This is going to be an …
When the Stock Market Tanks (And You Know It Will) (2/01/15)If you're an old-time exchange traded fund (ETF) investor, you've probably been witness to fairly significant declines in various sectors of the …
How Does ETF Pricing Work? (2/01/15)Ever wonder how ETF share prices remain in line with the current prices of the underlying stocks? The process is quite simple really although the …
Travel»
When we travel between our summer home in Minnesota and our winter home in Arizona, we always stop at the homey Kumback Lunch in Perry, Oklahoma.
I first visited tiny Bishop Hill, nestled in the heart of northwestern Illinois farmland, about 35 years ago. Totally charmed by its story, …
Maps from the DeLorme Company helped us navigate countless backroads. So when we needed new ones, we headed for their headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine.
Pets & Animals»
Catfish: The Vacuum Cleaners of the Freshwater Fish World (2/26/15)Although almost absent from temperate waters, there is a huge diversity of catfishes in the lakes and rivers of the tropics. Their diet is just …
How Fish Manage to Live on a Coral Reef (2/17/15)Fish are one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet. There are over 20,000 species of fish, occupying every imaginable habitat. …
Chinchilla Sounds (2/07/15)Chinchillas make a variety of sounds. The most common is a "barking" sound that they make to indicate that they're scared and to warn other …