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For many couples, Valentine's Day will be spent exchanging chocolates and going out to expensive, candlelit dinners. But the romantic holiday holds little appeal to George and Catherine Guiles, who have been married for 73 years. They have learned to see every day together as special.
The McDonald's in Crystal, Minnesota brings back golden memories to Steve Rydberg going clear back to the 1960s when he met his high school sweetheart while flipping burgers there. This week he celebrated a reunion with the girl for whom he was so smitten as a teen -- a reunion that led to love and marriage in his near-golden years. Hiding behind the McDonald's grill, he surprised his wife returning to the place they first met. (Video)
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After years of fruitless searching, Facebook -- along with a maiden name -- delivered the keys to a long-awaited meeting Tuesday at a restaurant in Florida. When Stephanie Phillips and her mother first saw each other, the two hugged with tears in their eyes for a long time, not letting go.
You probably know already that you should recycle your old mobile phones, for a bunch of environmental reasons. But those phones stored in the back of your drawers or cupboards are actually worth cash money to you. Some phones can net you a few hundred bucks. Even older models can fetch $20 or so. Check out how to easily trade your phone for cash.
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My wife and I recently realized that we have a lot of stuff collecting dust. Instead of saving it all in case we need 10 years hence, why not give it to someone who needs it now? In case you feel the same way, here are some useful places to donate all types of things
I have been serving a wildly successful Thanksgiving meal for my extended family every holiday for 15 years, and one of my secrets is roasting the turkey upside down.
My favorite recipe beckoned yesterday, after bringing home a bag of season-ending tomatoes from the farmers market here in Virginia. A guaranteed show-stopper is my Tomato Tort recipe so I thought I'd share. Best of all, it is virtually impossible to mess up.
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