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…
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.
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…
The ‘good life’ is hidden in the portion size
People want the “good life” and often think it’s found in nice cars, soft chairs, fast computers and plenty of food and snacks. But this kind of life…
Seven ways to hammer hay fever
If you are among the one-in-four people who are sensitive to pollens or mold spores, remember these ways to fight mother nature. 1. Stay inside most of…
Here’s how to improve your free throws
The basketball greats make the game look easy, but you know better. You may never get into the NBA, but you can still have a great time on the playground,…