Good moods or bad moods, they’re contagious!
Good moods and bad moods are contagious! You try to avoid picking up germs from someone who is coughing, but when you encounter a person in a bad mood,…
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.
One of Hubble’s most famous images: Pillars of Creation.
More than just a picture: How images of space are created In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration published an image that should have been…
Detergent isn’t soap and other clean facts
It’s true — soap and detergent aren’t the same. They’re made with different processes and do different things. Soap is created with a process called…
Four ways to deal with autumn leaves
The colored leaves are picturesque and beautiful on the trees, but their charm vanishes when they pile up in the yard. Getting rid of them is a job that…
Fall flowers: Choose your mums wisely
With their fluffy domes of vivid blooms, mums are Mother Nature’s way of throwing a welcome party for fall. They keep our gardens colorful as the growing…
Tips for buying solar lights
Whether purely decorative or mostly practical, solar lights are an increasingly popular — and increasingly affordable — way for homeowners to light up…
Halloween costume trends for 2024
If you’re looking for a great Halloween costume, but you never go shopping until a few days before the big day — well, maybe you’ll get lucky digging…
Halloween: An ancient (and new) tradition
Halloween is old — much older, in fact, than the word “Halloween” itself. Our spookiest holiday is thought to come from the ancient Celtic festival of…
Jack of the lantern: A tale for Halloween
Since at least the 1800s, stories and poems have relayed lore about the jack-o-lantern, and the tales themselves are probably much older. Figuring…
Autumn family fun
The apple orchard: People of all ages can enjoy a trip to a big orchard, and that includes sweethearts, parents, kids and some of the kids’ friends. These…