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Time-lapse video: The amazing Northern Lights

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The aurora that dance in the skies over the Earth’s poles are among the most beautiful sights in nature.

I have always been fascinated by these colorful nighttime “performances”, and I’ve had the opportunity to witness them in person on three occasions.

Ask anyone who has ever seen the Northern Lights up close and in person and they’ll probably tell you the full depth of their beauty cannot be captured with a camera.

However, the beautiful scenes you’ll see in the short time-lapse video featured below come pretty close.  [Read more…]

Homemade fruity popsicles make a healthy and delicious summertime treat

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Now that summer is just around the corner it’s a perfect time to make plans for treating your kids (and yourself!) to some delicious frozen treats.

And what could be better on a hot summer day than a variety of fruity (and healthy) homemade frozen popsicles?

Surprisingly, these tasty “cool-off” snacks are some of the easiest treats you can make at home… [Read more…]

How ‘Shrinkflation’ is sneakily inflating your everyday expenses

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Living (and loving) Life

I’m sure you’re well aware of the price hikes that are seemingly taking place on a monthly basis.

Right now we’re all experiencing inflation the likes of which we haven’t seen in decades.

Inflation itself is bad enough, but there’s also something else going on that’s making the situation even worse…

In case you haven’t noticed, the quantities of many of the products we use on a regular basis are shrinking while their prices either stay the same, or even go up.

This is what’s known as “shrinkflation”, inflation’s closely-related, but extremely deceitful cousin.  [Read more…]

Google was once for sale for $750,000 – and the offer was refused.

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Living (and loving) Life

Today, Google (along with parent company Alphabet) is worth approximately $2 trillion, but back in 1999 Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin offered to sell the company for just $750,000, which is mere pocket change compared to the company’s current value.

Page and Brin made that mind-blowing offer to Excite CEO George Bell, who carefully considered it but ultimately decided to pass on the deal.

Fast-forward to today…

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