Monthly Archives: February 2010

How were the States Named?


If you are visiting the United State, sometimes you may wonder how the states got their names.

Some of the most interesting names came from the American Indian languages. For example, Illinois was named for the Indians who used to live in that part of the country. In their language, Illinois means “brave men”. Connecticut, the name of another state, means “at the long river mouth” in the language of the Indians who used to live there.

What Is a Life Cycle?


A cycle is something that happens over and over again. The life cycle of any species repeats again and again. The stages of a life cycle can be drawn in a circle. It does not matter which stage you see first. The others always follow in the same order. If you have heard crickets “singing” [...]

Spring Festival


Of all our festivals, the Spring Festival is the most important to us Chinese.

Several days before the lunar new year, we spring-clean our houses and decorate them. Older people say that everything must be newand clean for the Spring Festival celebrations so that the new year will bring happiness and good luck.

The best WordPress Theme Ever


You love blog and blogging, and you want a theme that is perfect for you, but you just can not find it. Now, listen, I have done the exactly same thing as you, and today I suddenly realized why I have to my theme changed. I do use my blog to for marketing, either for fair cash. What I wrote here is my daily life. I write down what I have in my mind and keep it as a notebook. That is it. Why do I have to make it so complicated? What does a nice theme mean to me? Is a new theme really matter? What if I use the defalut wordpress theme, will I stop writing? No! I said to myself. So I give up all other theme and return to the defalut one. It is good I shall say.