MUGI – My Unique Gift Idea

Share.. Today, go to a candy store and buy a hulking bag of blue colored M&Ms for your loved ones. They may need them in case of a sudden spinal chord injury. And no, we’re not joking. A derivative of the blue dye that is used to color M&Ms blue has been shown to slow [...]

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Share..It wasn’t long ago that I noticed that buying a $15 bottle of wine for Friday night Sabbath dinner began costing me about $60 a month, which is more than my cell phone bill. “How do they make this stuff anyway?” I’d always asked myself. I knew it had something to do with yeast, but [...]

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Share..Sometimes the best gift is simply a community of people to talk to, especially if you are undergoing a challenge of a lifetime that will shake you to the core of your existence. It was this gift that Dr. Phil Berman gave to the world when he founded RedToeNail. Phil was a two time cancer [...]

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Share..In Part one we discussed what are they and where do they come from. Now, what do they mean? Here’s a beginning to a possible answer. The verses describe a confluence of three spheres of existence. God the ultimate, Angel the intermediary, and Man (Moses) stretching out his hand to get the process going. We [...]

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Share..The 72 names of God – What are they, where do they come from, and what do they mean? The first two questions are a simple matter of trivia. The third one can get a bit complicated and we will answer it tomorrow. The 72 names of God come from a reorganization of three consecutive [...]

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Share..I have a friend who recently got married, and he was generally disappointed with the gifts he received. Not that he was bitter, but he was expecting some cool nifty things he could play with and show off. He got a lot of fruit bowls, which happens to the best of us. Acutely aware of [...]

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Share..When we think of jewelry, the first thing that pops into our head is usually gold, silver, or maybe even platinum. All very nice and expensive. People will ask, “is that platinum?” and you’ll say, “yup” and look all cool. But then it’ll get scratched, and you won’t look so cool anymore. The truth is, [...]

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Share..Today’s gift idea is inspired by terrorist paranoia, but perhaps we can capitalize on the sentiment and make our days a little brighter in the face of weird people. Hamas, the Palestinian group currently in charge of the Gaza Strip, has accused the Israel Defense Forces of corrupting their youth by distributing libido-enhancing chewing gum [...]

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Share..Being in the unfortunate position of becoming seriously injured in an accident or incapacitated by a heart seizure or other medical emergency can wind up as becoming fatal if a person happens to be allergic to some form of medication or life saving emergency treatment. Unfortunately, however, many people who should be wearing what are [...]

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Share..In commemoration of the investing equivalent of a black hole that was Bernie Madoff and his recent ceremonial transfer to a medium security prison in Atlanta, we are coming out with a fun, memorial gift idea to the thief of the millennium. Modelworks, a Phoenix toy company, has decided to capitalize on the general ill-will [...]

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Share..There are times in life when a decision should be made to purchase jewelry for a loved one for a particular momentous event like a birthday or anniversary. Although in many cases this type of purchase is very expensive, you can find sales and deals online as well as in the stores that you visit [...]

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Share..It’s mid July and you’ve been invited over to some friends, who just moved, to spend the evening lounging around their pool or in their back yard or patio. You have to bring along something, for the occasion, but what? Candy of chocolates will melt, and flowers will wilt – but how about a bottle [...]

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Share.. Photo: Foot Dude Anklet jewelry, or Ankle Bracelet jewelry, have been around for centuries, and in fact are one of the oldest jewelry accessory items worn by both men and women. Dating back at least 3,000 years, anklet jewelry chains and bangles, often made of gold, silver, and other metals, have been found in [...]

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Share..Summer is well underway, and so are those hot summer nights when people often think of romance and romantic interludes. Perhaps this is what inspired Will Shakespeare to write his immortal Mid Summer Night’s Dream romantic comedy, more than 400 years ago. And versions of his play are still seen on stage in theaters all [...]

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