Did you know more than half our nation's apple production comes from Washington state?  This fall no matter the level of educations, bring your teacher an apple and share these facts with them! According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 25% of the nation's population (age 3 or above) goes to school – from nursery […]

October is National Reading Group Month.  Its goal is to celebrate the joy of sharing books and inspire individuals who do not belong to a reading group to join one or stare one of their own.  For more information, visit www.wnba-books.org.  Here are a few book facts to impress your friends with: According to the […]

In a historical twist, some of the world’s oldest, most fragile texts are finding a new life in the digital world.  Meet the British Library’s Turning the Pages Web site (www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html).  Here you can view some of the world’s greatest masterpieces:  William Blake’s sketchbook and poems, Leonardo da Vinci’s Scientific sketches and notes, Lewis Carroll’s […]

Need to manage your workload?  According to Robert Half International (www.roberthalf.com) you need to take the following steps to manage your work life: Organize and get ride of the clutter.  Make two piles – important and unimportant.  Deal with everything in the important pile that you can, and set aside some time to take the […]

Want to go green?  Well, here’s an easy why to be kind to the environment – receive and pay your bills electronically.  According to the Federal Reserve, nearly 50 percent of the checks written in the United States are written by consumers to businesses.  American businesses mail about 26 billion bills and statements per year, […]

When Spanish Artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo was asked to create a series of painting for a church in Seville, he formed a friendship with the monk who served as the cook in the refectory.  The cook waited on Murillo hand and foot while the artist worked on the commission.  When the artist’s work was accomplished, […]