Ask the Expert: Home warranties
I have a potential buyer for my house but the buyer wants some guarantees on the appliances. How can I give him peace of mind without exposing myself to…
Month: December 2019
Deck the Halls? Decorating won�t help appraisals but some things do
During the holidays, festive decorations can make your home look like a million bucks. But if you are planning to sell your home, decked halls probably…
Curl up with one of these winter reads
Ah, December. The official start of winter, the craziness of the holidays, the impending New Year and those resolutions. A lot of us pledge to read more…
Plan early for inexpensive January get-aways
The end of the year can leave many of us feeling drained, emotionally and financially. A vacation to recover from the holidays — is it even possible?…
Delta coach seats have more room
If you are nearly 6-feet-tall or taller, you know flying coach can be an ordeal as your knees mash against the seat in front, for an agonizing trip…
The absolute best days to fly at Christmas
This holiday season, Saturday, Dec. 22, Sunday, Dec. 23, and Wednesday, Dec. 26, will be the busiest days in the skies and at the airports, according to…
The loo goes high tech
You’d be forgiven for assuming a toilet is quite simple enough and doesn’t need to be made into another “smart” gadget. But it turns out that we can…
Pizza from the sky
While food delivery is a super convenient option, wouldn’t it be even more convenient if we didn’t have to face an actual person? To not worry about…
Technology and You Uses for an old Android
It’s one of modern life’s most vexing mysteries: what to do with old electronics. So we hang onto them, collecting hardware and software and cords and…
Sign up for the Christmas Bird Count, a different sporting event
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the Christmas Bird Count. On Christmas Day in 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman’s group initiated an alternative…