Hydration: The water, salt, potassium connection
Keeping your body hydrated by taking in enough fluids is an important part of good health. But even if you don’t drink the recommended eight glasses of…
Month: July 2024
Ask the Expert: Loan for rehab
We have the chance to buy a relative’s house but it will need substantial rehab. What mortgage options do we have? One option is the FHA 203(k)…
One day is best for listing your home
The absolute best time to list your home for sale is (DRUM ROLL), anytime you are ready. But is there an actual best day? It depends who you ask. A lot of…
Author speculates on ‘why kids aren’t growing up’
Kids that are unmotivated, hypersensitive, and defined by their supposed mental defects — Is this the condition of today’s children? One author says yes…
Book Review: The miraculous story of a Ugandan street kid
At age 10, Peter Mutabazi ran away from home and began living in a pit of garbage and dead animals. It was a step up. In his inspirational book, Now I Am…
At last, Atari gets honors
About 45 years after its debut, Atari’s Asteroids video game was one of five games to receive top honors in The World Video Game Hall of Fame in…
The eyes don’t have it
It’s true because you saw it with your own eyes. And a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, if those sayings were ever true, they won’t be true long….
Pirate became prince in the world’s tiniest nation
At first, he just wanted to be a pirate — a radio pirate, not a sailing one — but the UK government messed with him and he went full royalty. It all…
WWII letters delivered at last
About 80 years ago a World War II serviceman named Marion Lamb was regularly writing home to Jacksonville, Arkansas. In 2024 some of those letters were…
Great discounts for seniors
Here are some places you can save money if you are 55 and over, according to Go Banking Rates: – Amazon Prime: If you rely on government asistance…