The ancient Greeks dedicated their annual spring festival to Rhea, the wife of Cronus and mother of various deities. The Romans called the event the Hilaria, by making offerings in the temple of Cybele, the mother of the deities on the Ides of March. Early Christians celebrated the festival on the fourth Sunday in Lent [...]

Father’s Day is celebrated almost all over the world to honor and commemorate fathers or forefathers. In the Roman Catholic tradition, Father’s Day is celebrated on Saint Joseph’s Day, though in most countries Father’s Day is a secular celebration. In the United States, the driving force behind the establishment of the celebration of Father’s Day [...]

“Cell phone” or “Mobile phone” What is correct: “cell phone” or “mobile phone” phone? Same thing. The word cell is short for cellular and has been used since Bell Laboratories set up the first wireless telephony system in 1947. It consisted of a network of low-powered transmitters, each placed to cover a small region or [...]

BITE OF U The length & breadth & height of you total up to quite a view, but to taste the true delight of you I’ll have to take a bite of you. STARS If the universe did start with a bang when God loved and the angels sang one of the sparks that flew [...]

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station… How much deeper would oceans be if sponges didn’t live there? If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP? If it’s true that we are [...]

1dRfl – wonderful 2 – to/too/two 2dA – today 2moro – tomorrow 2nite – tonite 3dom – freedom 4 – for 4get – forget 4N – foreign ADN – any day now AFAIK – as far as I know AFAIR – as far as I recall ASAP – as soon as possible ATM – at [...]

:) Original smiley :-o Amazement :-s Confusion %-) Confused :-( Frown :-> Hey :-| Hmmm :-D Laugh loud :-o Oh #:-o Oh no! <:-0 Eeek! :@ Ouch! \o/ Praise the Lord :-@ Screaming #:-) Hair in a mess ~#:-( Bad hair day &:-) Sender has curly hair 8-) Sender wears glasses (:-) Bald :-{) Sender [...]

If letters slant to the left: Indicates introspection and a lot of emotional control. If letter slant to the right: Reveals a person who’s outgoing, friendly, impulsive, and emotionally open. If letters are straight up and down: The sign of someone who’s ruled by the head, not the heart. Letters that slant in more than [...]

We’ve got the secret for more fun online dates, with less lying and better safety. Is it Red Bull spiked with truth serum? No, it’s team dating, the latest and greatest in online dating. Instead of the usual online hookup for two, team daters date in teams. Two or three of my closest pals set [...]

Ten-year-old Melissa looks at her image in the mirror and doesn’t like what she sees. Sound unusual? Not according to research that suggests girls as young as age 9 report dissatisfaction with their bodies. Body image is based on perception, which may often be distorted. Because perception is subjective, the things that affect body image [...]