Kassondra O'Hara
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Working mom who uses her curiosity to fuel the curiosities of others ~ Writes mostly history and true crime
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The Fitbit Versa 3 vs The Fitbit Sense
I decided it was finally time to retire my Fitbit Versa 2. I have had it since December 2019 when they first came out and it has stuck with me through all the abuse that I’ve given it over the past year in a half. It has been stepped on, slammed against walls, covered in spray paint, dunked in dishwater, and even had nail polish remover spilled on it, yet it is just now deciding to throw in the towel.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in Longevity
“The Kiss of Life”
In July 1967 in Jacksonville, FL, photographer Rocco Morabito was driving along West 26th Street, headed to an assignment. He passed a couple of linemen with the Jacksonville Electric Authority completing routine maintenance on a utility pole. On his way back from his assignment, it crossed his mind to stop and try to get some photos of the workers. As he pulled up where the men were working, he heard screams. Something terrible had happened.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in Photography
The Otamatone Should Be Used by Satan to Play the “Welcome to Hell” Theme Song
My husband saw a video of a guy on America’s Got Talent playing an Otamatone. I had never heard of this…thing and never knew that something so annoying could even exist in the world. So naturally, he ordered it and it arrived yesterday.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in Beat
Real Life Tips For Women In A World That Doesn’t Do Enough To Protect Us
In my youth, the word “rape” just wasn’t something you heard of very much in the small towns of the sleepy South. I can still remember when we would go to sleep or go into town and leave our doors unlocked. We didn’t worry about someone coming into our home and doing unspeakable things.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in Viva
The Story of Conjoined Twins Chang & Eng
Chang and Eng Bunker were sons born to Nok and Ti-eye in Meklong, Siam (now Thailand) in 1811. Their father was born in China and worked as a fisherman, while their mother raised them and their seven other siblings. They were just normal boys who played with their brothers and sisters along the riverbank, swam, and steered their father’s boat; except that they were stuck together. They were what we know now as conjoined twins.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in FYI
How An Ink Pen Almost Caused My Divorce
I can still remember the little flutters that filled my belly, as my son, then six months along, moved and stretched inside my womb. It was no doubt the happiest time in my life, with the exception of when he made his arrival into the world. It had taken so long for us to have this chance at parenthood and now it was here, it was real.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in Humans
10 Things You May Not Know About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Very few people have been honored with a national holiday dedicated to them, but Martin Luther King Jr. is one of them. As a Baptist minister and activist, King represented minorities, those who were struggling for equality and freedom during the civil rights movement. He became the symbol of the fight against oppression and will forever be remembered for his commitment and perseverance to the cause. Even though he was assassinated in 1968, his “I Have a Dream” Speech is still quoted today in the struggle to end racism in our country and around the world.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in FYI
The Beast of Busco
We’ve all heard the stories of the Loch Ness Monster, Champ, Bigfoot, El Chupacabra, and other mythical creatures that are claimed to exist in modern times. Have you, however, heard the one about the massive turtle deemed the “Beast of Busco?”
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in Earth
The Stone of Destiny
The Stone of Scone, more commonly known as the Stone of Destiny, has quite the tale for a slab of sandstone. It has traveled to many lands, been viewed as a symbol of Scottish independence, used as the foundation for the coronation of monarchs, stolen, then stolen again, and was finally returned to its ancestral home.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in FYI
