I've had OCD for as long as I can remember. My parents just didn't know what to call it. I seemed like your average worry wart. No go-karts for me at birthday parties and no rides at Disney, outside of “it's a small world” (which now seems scarier th

The guitarist strummed a lively Spanish flamenco tune in a rapid rush of notes as his fingers flew across the strings. Next to him, the male singer began the cante, the song, which is the essence of the art form. His deep melodic voice conveyed a ful

Collecting and reusing rainwater is good for your environment and your wallet. While some businesses tout high-priced, multi-filter rainwater collection systems that can take you “off the grid,” you don't need to go to that level of expense or comple

In 1924 at the age of 70, when his hands got so wayward and sudden with the scalpel that he feared injury to his patients, Dr. Hiram Flint retired from surgery in Palo Alto, sold his practice for a handsome price, and purchased a goneto-seed ranch in

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Louisville, Kentucky,a rich, proud, friendly old brick-and-limestonetown beside the Falls of the Ohio, is probably the only large city in the United States which consciously dramatizes itself as a “personality” in the show-business meaning of theterm

When I think about late spring and early summer, I think green — as in asparagus, leeks, broccoli, and spinach. And there's no place like your local farmers market to load up on freshly picked produce at its peak of flavor and nutrition. I love a fri

Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. surveyed the racing grounds in front of him with admiration. It was 1872, and the Grand Prix de Paris was in full swing at the Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris's newest racetrack. Near the starting gate were gathered some of

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One of the slogans flaunted by Pink, the Victoria's Secret sub-brand that caters to younger shoppers, is “Life is pink, pink is life” — a cute declarative phrase with a strong point of view. You can argue with it if you wish, but I'd say don't. Becau

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Have you ever wondered what you would be called if you weren't called what people call you? All my life I've been called by my first name, Philip, but now I want to be called by my middle name, Henry, or better yet, Hank. Phil makes me think of someo

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T he red-brick Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway depot looked out of place near the end of the rail line in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Evan Stair, a student at Oklahoma State University, wondered why such a sturdy, elaborate structure was situated be

Burly scrap dealer Nick Kovalchick, 50, could hardly believe what he'd just bought. Six steam locomotives, some still warm to the touch, dripped oil and collected dust in a turn-of-the-century roundhouse. Vintage coaches and hopper cars reposed on si

In June 2015, biology professor Colleen Hanlon went to a conference on drug dependence. As she met other researchers and wandered around a glitzy Phoenix resort's conference rooms to learn about the latest work on therapies for drug and alcohol use d

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Originally published November 1, 1989 How did Steve Martin, a basically shy, almost introverted “nice guy,” become the goofball who paraded before thousands of people with bunny ears on his head? “You're not going to get into my past, are you?” Marti

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