Preparing the best drinks
* If a drink has three or more ingredients, shake it for 30 to 45 seconds to mix, chill, and dilute the liquor. * Want red rims on a cocktail glass? Wet a…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Easy Christmas cocktail
Try this easy peppermint mimosa for six. Get a bottle of dry sparkling wine and six ounces of peppermint schnapps. In each champagne flute, pour an ounce…
Cards come with many faces
If you have a card player in the family, why not make a gift of some of the new fancy card decks? Non-card players especially tend to think of cards with…
The sneaky Christmas gift for WWII POWs
Soldiers play cards. It’s true today and it was true during World War II, especially for soldiers held captive. Knowing that, the U.S. and British…
Why cats love Christmas trees
It’s more than the usual occasion for a kitten caper. The Christmas tree is positively catnip for felines, and no wonder. Plenty of shiny, dangling things…
Staying well: Tune up your immune system
The holiday season can be one of the happiest and busiest of the year. One thing you don’t need in December is a cold or the flu. It’s time to tune up…
Try George Washington’s nog, but go easy
If you are going to blow the diet at Christmas, what better way than with thick, sweet, and usually alcoholic eggnog? Of course, Christmas nog has its…
Sleep apnea, mouth breathing bad; taping worse
Search for “mouth breathing” on social media and you’ll find a tidal wave of content about the dire health consequences, including receding chin and gum…
Study challenges conventional breast cancer treatment
A new study suggests that some breast cancer patients may not need surgery to excise tumors, according to the New York Times. Researchers followed a group…
FDA approves controversial ALS drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Relyvrio, a new drug for the treatment of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease),…