Activities for active kids
Keep kids active this summer by playing fun backyard games like balloon volleyball or a create-your-own obstacle course, according to Sign Up Genius. To…
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.
What to love most about dad
Psychologists say fathers give children a sense of well-being, self-control, inner strength and all that good stuff. But forget all that. Let’s get real….
Fathers in film have changed over time
It’s the month that celebrates Father’s Day, which makes it a good time to reflect on the ways fathers have been portrayed on TV. Dads have traveled quite…
Road trips for June
Welcome to June, when thoughts turn to vacations. School vacation, work vacation, whatever — it’s summer and it’s time to chill. Or travel. Looking for…
Are golfers the most superstitious people in sports?
Of all the games, pro and amateur, in the very history of the world, the gentleman’s game of golf has to rank high as the most superstitious. From…
How’s the weather? The year without summer
Virginia, July 4, 1816: Water in the cisterns froze and it snowed. Virginians couldn’t know that the year before, in a world far away, a volcano was…
Why refrigerate eggs?
In most countries, eggs are stored on an unrefrigerated shelf. Although this can be jarring to North Americans, it isn’t that far out. After all, hens do…
Health Notes: Kratom use causes concern; effects on heart seen
The FDA has listed the over-the-counter herbal drug kratom as a “drug of chemical concern.” The drug has been linked to 91 fatal overdoses in the U.S….
Salad pizza
Salad Pizza: It’s what’s for dinner You’re trying to be good and eat healthy but you really, really want something more interesting than those greens…
Skin cancer 101
For decades, we’ve passed on the baby oil in favor of slathering on sunblock. The public health campaigns that warned of the dangers of skin cancer were…