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Pop goes the corn kernel

Try this corny quiz in honor of National Popcorn Day (Jan. 19).
A golden opportunity to tap

She'll never be a Rockette, but a beginning tap dancer can dream, can't she?
A taste of history on the Grease Trail

Following an old trade route of one of Vancouver Island's most important commodities was a memorable way to connect with the land and its past.
The art of gracious receiving

An elderly woman sets an example of how to accept help with grace.
Kids learn something new every day. Do parents?

A frustrated mom learns there's more to swimming than she imagined.
In the saddle at the Bison Museum

At the Bison Museum in Scottsdale, Ariz., kids will get a kick out of the Bison Ride exhibit and the Singing Bison Family.
They're here, there, and everywhere

Lives change. That's why she keeps her address book in pencil.
A new year, a new skill – playing the saxophone

Learning to play the sax was hard work, but it was one New Year's resolution that was worth the effort.
Natural juxtaposition

Across months and miles, a Monitor photographer searches for the perfect pair of pictures.
Can't take away his dignity

A neatly dressed homeless man proves a person can preserve his dignity, even when things seem desperate.
Peewee basketball: entertaining chaos

When 5-year-olds play basketball, any play is possible – even a touchdown.
Items on and off the radar screen

'Radar' is so useful as a metaphor; what did people do before World War II?
A total failure on Facebook

After three years on Facebook and only a handful of friends, this guy admits he just doesn't understand social networking.
A house isn't a home without clutter

A few newspapers or soda cans strewn about give a home that cozy, lived-in feel.
Anything for root beer

Root beer is hard to come by in France. When a case of it arrived at a nearby shop, it was a must-have.
The hush before the rush in New York

At dawn, an unfamiliar quiet engulfs the city.
A Potato Has Eyes

A poem for kids.
A dad's new world – where Eric Carle is a rock star

Fatherhood will take you places you've never been before.
For kids: Watch it – this art is on the move!

Kids (and grown-ups) love to nudge the 'cloud' balloons as they drift by at a moving art exhibit.
Still golden after all these years

A stack of vintage Golden Nature Guides in a used bookstore brought back fond memories.