Micro-volunteering: Be someone’s eyes for two minutes
Here is a fantastic way to help people wherever you are, whenever you have the time — by micro-volunteering. Be My Eyes is an app that connects sighted…
Month: August 2022
There’s a song in your heart! Sing it out!
It’s Saturday night and a guy who calls himself Mr. Charley is belting out Frank Sinatra tune, telling us “That’s Life.” After Mr. Charley sits down, a…
Medicare question
I am having back surgery in the fall and I will probably spend one day in the hospital. What part will Medicare cover? Medicare Parts A and B cover…
This sneak thief can be arrested
This sneak thief doesn’t lift your wallet or abscond with the silverware. Instead, it can steal your vision. More than 3 million Americans aged 40 and…
Back-to-school homework tips
Nobody’s perfect, and that includes kids when it’s time for homework. Procrastination can lead to after-dinner battles and evening scrambles to get…
Note-taking methods for college freshmen (and everyone else)
For plenty of incoming freshmen, college is a rude awakening, a place where bad habits are laid bare and those who make it to class and take good notes…
Spatial repellents make patio dining better
Lovely summer evening can be great opportunities for dinner on the patio, but one party crasher always ruins the fun: the mosquito. Instead of slathering…
World’s biggest yard sale gears up in August
Sell your stuff to someone else! In August the biggest swap of stuff in the world begins with the 127 Yard Sale. Yard sales, garage sales, tag sales — by…
August 2, 2022: National Night Out
It’s becoming a summer event all across the country. In some cities and communities, National Night Out is celebrated in individual neighborhoods. In…
State fairs are new each year, but they were born in a millennium past
Our modern state fairs feature agricultural displays and competitions, races and entertainments of many kinds. They are an annual event attended by…