Where are the parrots?
The beautiful and endangered Puerto Rican parrot should begin nesting this month in tree cavities throughout the El Yunque National Forest. Except the…
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.
More precious than diamonds: The rarest blood in the world
Suppose in one room we gathered Duffy, Kidd, Diego, Lutheran, Langereis, Vel, and Junior. This would constitute a most extraordinary meeting because these…
Is pre-rinsing really necessary?
Doesn’t everyone pre-rinse dishes? Maybe they do, but they don’t have to, according to soap and dishwasher manufacturers. Except for removing large…
Don’t put these items in the dishwasher
According to home expert Martha Stewart, the following items should never be put in the dishwasher: Acrylics and plastics, aluminum, antiques, blown…
What is the right way?
Dishwasher manufacturers and home style maven Martha Stewart agree on some basics for the right way to load a dishwasher: 1 If the washer has a third,…
The great dishwasher fight
Appliance maker Bosch says more than 40 percent of families argue about the proper way to load a dishwasher. About 60 percent agree about whether to…
The Dish on Washers: Dishwashers save money
Study: Dishwashers save money A lot of people who have automatic dishwashers don’t use them, but they might save money on water and electricity if they…
Future of Braille remains uncertain in the computerized world
In 2018, smartphones may increasingly become the eyes of the blind. After all, smartphones can read text, take voice commands, create text from voice for…
New Year’s Resolutions: Break out into something new
So, everyone resolves to lose weight and stop procrastinating. Why stick with the obvious? Here are some resolutions that will make 2018 a little more…
100 years of insulin treatments save countless lives
The disease diabetes has been identified for thousands of years, but only in the last 100 has there been a truly life-saving treatment: Insulin. Insulin…