What to do when a relative asks for money
Someone you love needs money and they are asking you. Don’t reach into your wallet before you take a moment to think. * Consider the problem. Money isn’t…
Category: General Interest
The infamous chorizo tweet and what it teaches
Some Twitter users have been humbled, and a scientist has apologized, after a simple joke unintentionally revealed just how credulous people can be….
Credit 101: Debit cards don’t build your credit score
You use debit cards and credit cards in the same way: A swipe or wave in a card reader or type in your number online. But the two are very different, and…
Making sense of UCLA and USC’s move to the Big Ten
Close your eyes and envision the Midwest. You might see rolling crop fields, beautiful lakes, dense forests and the bright lights of Los Angeles — wait,…
alerce milenario tree
Trees rooted in the ages survive still More than a thousand years before the oldest sequoia was a seedling, Alerce Milenario was growing in the mist and…
Micro-volunteering: Be someone’s eyes for two minutes
Here is a fantastic way to help people wherever you are, whenever you have the time — by micro-volunteering. Be My Eyes is an app that connects sighted…
The decline of an apex predator
The majestic lion that once roamed southern Europe, Asia, and Africa is largely gone today. Its numbers has decreased by at least 43 percent since the…
Enjoy the talented (but icky) Orb Weaver
Enjoy (sort of) the Orb Weaver in August Here you are enjoying your late summer walk through the woods when, eww, you walk right into a spider web. The…
Why owning a horse can be a joy
Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and once it…
Love horses? What it takes to buy one
According to the old joke, buying a horse is the cheapest thing you’ll ever do. It’s the part that comes after that will cost you. There’s a reason why…