Traveling for English-only speakers
Do you long to visit far-flung destinations, but hold off on your travel plans because you only speak English? There’s no need to abandon your dreams –…
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.
Teach your kids how to love reading
Reading is great for kids. Pediatricians, educators, child psychologists and every other relevant expert agree on that. It exercises their brains,…
Facing the mess: First, make your bed
When your house is a mess and you feel too overwhelmed to clean, take a breath. You’re not lazy — you’re busy, and everyone knows that cleaning kind of…
Indoor garden systems offer growing options
No outdoor space to garden? No problem. With a well-designed indoor garden system to fit your space, budget and needs, you can grow and enjoy fresh…
Parades of Mardi Gras, then and now
The many parades of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras season are the highlights of the famed Fat Tuesday celebration. While origins of Fat Tuesday date back to…
Mardi Gras festivities celebrated worldwide
Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — is world-renowned as a rowdy, bawdy celebration, but the day is more than that. Fat Tuesday has been traditionally the…
What happens after Mardi Gras
The many Krewes of the New Orleans Mardi Gras parades throw beads and trinkets, thought to be collectibles and much prized by the rowdy celebrants of Fat…
Lent: Humility and insight may come from giving up pleasures
Humility and insight may come from giving up pleasures Oh how brilliant a simple sandwich tastes when you are really, really hungry. Everyone has…
How to toast St. Patrick’s Day the Irish way
On March 17, raise a glass to St. Patrick and remember, if you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough! At least, that’s what one traditional…
March is Disability Awareness Month
Wheelchair courtesy A wheelchair can be a lonely place, and not just because users are generally sitting lower than other people are standing. To be…