Pizza from the sky
While food delivery is a super convenient option, wouldn’t it be even more convenient if we didn’t have to face an actual person? To not worry about…
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Technology and You Uses for an old Android
It’s one of modern life’s most vexing mysteries: what to do with old electronics. So we hang onto them, collecting hardware and software and cords and…
Sign up for the Christmas Bird Count, a different sporting event
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the Christmas Bird Count. On Christmas Day in 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman’s group initiated an alternative…
Who was General Tso?
Have you ever bitten into the sticky-sweet, somewhat spicy General Tso’s chicken and stopped to ask why this amazingly bad-for-you (but oh-so-delicious)…
Tips to keep your cat happy indoors
Whether it’s for your cat’s safety or for the neighborhood birds’ safety, we have a number of reasons to keep our feline family members inside. Trouble…
Factors that contribute to memory decline, and ways to counter it
Some memory declines have nothing to do with aging and are completely reversible. Certain factors can instead be the cause, according to the American…
Old saw may be true: Practice does make perfect
Joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Answer: Practice, practice, practice. Tucked into our brains are the mysterious channels of memory: The kind that…
Time to get happy!
Get up, get out, and get happy. Experts say that even if you have to fake it, you’ll soon be merry — or at least a little happier. People can have a good…
Kid-friendly meatless monday ideas
As the world turns its attention to more plant-based menu options, “Meatless Monday” has become a regular in the dinner rotation. But that can be…
Ideas for hiding Christmas presents
For a lot of kids, it’s hunting season! They know their presents are hidden somewhere; the challenge is to find them, skillfully snoop in the packages,…