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What Are Barn Cats?

I grew up on a farm, and our barn cats were an integral and valued part of our family. Now that I have my own homestead, I gladly welcomed several rescue barn cats from the shelter. They needed a safe, warm home, food and a little human connection, and the cats give me an effective and natural way of keeping rodent numbers down. Feral and semi-feral cats don’t always make good house pets.

Why Some Women Don't Initiate Sex With Men, According to Science

Your sex life is good (hell, it may be great). You have sex regularly and it’s fun and satisfying for all parties. But you’re usually the one who plays the role of the seducer. Initiating sex usually falls on you. Why do some women hardly ever make the first move, and how should you bring up your desire? Dr. Nicole Prause, a sex psychophysiologist and neuroscientist and who studies arousal and orgasms, suggests the disparity may be less about traditional societal biases and more about the fact that women get aroused differently than men — and may need a little help getting started.

Bonnie Rotten, Wife of Jesse James, Calls off Divorce One Day After Filing

Bonnie Rotten, who is married to Jesse James, seems to want to give her marriage another try because she is canceling their divorce just one day after filing for it. Bonnie went on social media on Monday and wrote a long post about her decision. She said, The past week has been a pretty terrible week on all accounts and she said she made a mistake by putting her “private business” about Jesse online.

Curious Historian

Before 1937, Physical Education (PE) classes were not as established as they are now. In fact, few schools had gymnasiums, sports fields, or playgrounds. The evolution of PE is quite an interesting piece of history that was molded by immigration, war and scholarly recommendations. The development of PE in the United States was influenced by immigrants from Germany, Sweden and England. The Germans were credited for bringing gymnastics. During the Napoleonic wars in 1810, Friedrich Jahn – the father of gymnastics – was determined to create strong and fearless youth who would be able to defend Germany if war broke out again.

Never Plant These Five Flowers in Your Garden

6 / 6 Pavel Skopets/Shutterstock Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Wormwood, also known as mugwort, is a pollen fiend. That’s fiend, not friend, because this flower is no friend to allergy sufferers or to gardeners. It’s a thug in the garden, spreading by roots and by seeds blown by the wind. There are no chemical controls and even mowing and digging are no match for this pest. Note: The small mounded artemisia sold at nurseries are well-behaved and should not be painted with the “red badge of scourge” reserved for wormwood.