One of my least favorite fashion trends in the U.S. is the muffin top. You know, when your jeans get a little too tight, but instead of giving them to Goodwill you just keep rocking them and add a slightly-too-short…
Considered by some to be the first scientist, Roger Bacon was a Franciscan friar and English philosopher known for his emphasis on empirical research and experimentation. Bacon studied at Oxford at the tender age of 13, and later became an…
In case you're looking for the perfect complement to that BLT Ring you just bought, here's the perfect match. The Breakfast of Champions charm bracelet. This cute wrist adornment pairs bacon with all its favorite partners...eggs, toast, milk, and of…
Could Homer Simpson ask for a more perfect creation? A doughnut...with bacon on top? This creation could have come straight out of Matt Groening's brain. But instead it came out of Portland's now-famous Voodoo Doughnut. I know this probably isn't…
Lately my husband has been extolling the virtues of popcorn as an evening snack over, say, chocolate fudge brownie ice cream. He particularly likes to share a big bowl if we're planning to watch a movie or a marathon session…
I live in California, a state notorious world-wide for being non-smoking. Anytime we run into a French person (and that could happen anywhere), they guess where we're from when we decline their offer of a cigarette. Whether in Central America…