Obama's day: State of the Union. President Obama spends Tuesday putting the final touches on a big night event: The State of the Union speech. The president addresses a joint session of Congress -- including a new Republican-run Senate --.
Three Scenes from the Sauna at the YMCA Aaron Shurin. The old man in the sauna with failing eyes squints shamelessly to see the lean, young thing sitting four feet across from him. I've seen this old guy before with his lost-his-glasses face and hanging skin.
A Finnish word in origin, saunas were more considered as a winter dwelling. Later it was also used as a means to bathe. However, more sophisticated sauna houses came into being only in 19th century Finland. Till then saunas were always in a separate structure outside the home.