Good reads for winter weekends
Perk up long winter weekends with a great book reading list. Great classics for men, from artofmanliness.com The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The…
Month: January 2017
Baby Boomers downsize
Nearly four in 10 baby boomers are downsizing. According to the Demand Institute, 42 percent say they will settle in a smaller home and 32 percent plan to…
New approach to pain focuses on nerves
In an attempt to control relentless pain, medicine has tried many approaches from distraction to opioids, all of which have had some success but many…
Love to read? Start (or join) a book club
For some, nothing sparks a great conversation more than a great book. That’s why book clubs are popular for meeting people and having meaningful…
Is it possible to get a good job after 50?
Conventional wisdom has it that after age 50, you are doomed if you want to find a great job. While there is age discrimination, according to the Wall…
Car Sick! Tips to help kids travel
Nothing makes a family car trip more miserable than a kid with motion sickness. You feel sorry for the child, sorry for yourself, and sorry you ever tried…
From home to office: Tips for the transition
If you have been out of the labor force by choice (or by circumstance), getting back in can be a challenge, but it is possible. Here are some tips: 1….
Sparkling ice cubes
Water directly from the tap, creates a white, cloudy ice cube, the kind we are all used to seeing. But if you want to make a special drink or if you have…
Dangerous cookbooks?
Cookbooks are a bio-hazard says a UK food safety expert, quoted in The Sun newspaper. Richard Conroy says cooks run the risk of food poisoning every time…
You won! Now pay up
Office pools, fantasy football, that lucky pull in a Vegas slot machine — your windfall may or may not be exactly legal, but it is taxable. The humble…