How to clean your washing machine
Have you neglected to clean your washing machine? It can seem counter-intuitive at first — this is the machine that CLEANS things, so shouldn’t it, by…
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.
Better conversation on Thanksgiving
What can be trickier than keeping all the side dishes hot on Thanksgiving Day? Keeping heads cool during dinnertime conversation. If your family or dinner…
How many calories are in Thanksgiving dinner?
Oh, baby. We just went there. Forewarned is forearmed, right? Or something like that. You can stick your head in the sand, or you can have some facts and…
Schedule for cooking Thanksgiving dinner
If you want to do it right and avoid undue stress, you’re going to need some sort of schedule for Thanksgiving dinner. This is old hat to some, and…
Just when you had enough of Halloween and costumes
The idea of parading around in costumes and asking for goodies has been around in North America for two centuries. Except it used to be on Thanksgiving….
Fibonacci Day 11-23 (Get it?)
Here is an idea by 12th century mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa that even those uncertain about math can understand. Although it seems simple,…
American Diabetes Month: Turn a card, take a walk, lose a pound
What connection could there possibly be between a card game and diabetes? The Royal London Hospital reports that for every two hours you spend watching…
Diabetes: The disease that affects every part of the body
Until now, you may not have thought much about diabetes. You probably know people who have type 2 and they seem to be OK. It makes you wonder, “How…
On a Keto diet for diabetes? Skip the cheat day to save heart health
A low-carb dieter’s cardiovascular system might be at risk when the dieter engages in a cheat day, new research says. University of British Columbia…
Amish Noodles — A must for Midwest holiday gatherings
In a swatch of the middle of the country, Amish noodles (not soup!) star at family gatherings. This dish is called chicken and noodles in Indiana and it…