It’s almost a cliche right? But it’s true. Smiling and positive interactions with others will spread positivity into their day. (The same is true with negative feelings; although those tend to be a bit more memorable.) So what’s the secret?…
Tag: Fact Friday
Fact Friday: April is the first full month of Spring – Time to start Planting
Fact: April is the first full month of Spring. Time to start Planting. Â Though it may not feel it here in Bennington, VT yet, April is the first full month of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The word April…
Read More Fact Friday: April is the first full month of Spring – Time to start Planting
Fact Friday: Vitamin D
Fact Friday: Vitamin D is just plain good for you. It's now officially spring-- at least that's what the weather man told me, before he said something about an incoming Nor'easter. Thank goodness that didn't actually materialize. (Knock on wood!)…
Fact Friday: Purchasing Age of Tobacco
Fact: Tobacco sales to minors, 17 years and younger, dropped in California last year after a change in the law raised the minimum purchasing age of tobacco from 18 to 21. Researchers sent youth decoys -- teens under 18-- into…
Fact Friday: Snowshoes are 6,000 years old.
Fact: Snowshoes have been around for almost 6,000 years. They were first invented in central Asia as a means moving through heavy snow quickly to help hunt for food. The earliest designs were modeled after the paw of the Snowshoe…
Fact Friday: The Tallest Peak in Bennington
Fact Friday: The title of "Tallest Peak in Bennington County" belongs to Mount Equinox in Arlington. The elevation gain from bottom to the peak is 2975 ft--more than half a mile-- while the hike to the top is 3.3 miles.…