Lifestyle, food and health articles
If you remember, valued readers, last week we discussed some ideas for summer fun WITH the kids, which goes a long way to explain the topic of this week’s post. As a father of two tween boys (yes, “tween” is a new, 21st century life …
That’s correct, summer fun WITH the kids. It is possible. Although, the topic of my next post will be summer fun WITHOUT the kids (boy, that was a hell of a teaser, wasn’t it?). Anyway, if left to their own devices, most kids will spend …
Well, by now, if you have school-aged children, your family should be well into its summer vacation and all the chaos and boredom that comes with it. The “get up, get ready for school, go to school, attend after-school activities, then eat dinner routine”, as …
When it comes to vacation spots within America, sure, you can look at Orlando, the beaches of Southern California, Washington D.C., various amusement parks like Six Flags and Cedar Point, or just about any major city, but those places can be overcrowded, expensive tourist traps. …
You’ve all heard the stories, right? From the fooler or foolee that executed or was victimized by the ultimate April Fool’s joke. Hell, it was only a year ago that I regaled readers of this blog about my wife and her mother “fooling” me into …
When I was in college, I worked at a dry cleaner. I was there long enough to get to know several of the regular customers. Quite often some would linger and strike up some great conversations and some would share wonderful stories. One elderly gentleman …
Please, when I mention soul food, do not think only of the food marketed by some older gentleman parading as a colonel from Kentucky. Soul food, as I discovered while researching this post, is so much more than just fried chicken, corn bread, and sweet …
As you contemplate what to get your friends, family and coworkers for Christmas, why not avoid the bland, boring, perfunctory, and/or plain? Nothing says “I refuse to put any serious thought or effort into my gift decision making process,” than a $50 gift card or …
Yeah, I know the quote is usually “DON’T sweat the small stuff,” but sometimes the small stuff matters. If you think about it, our entire lives are comprised of “small stuff,” in the form of the thousands of decisions we make on a daily basis. …
…And in order to help raise awareness about this disease that currently afflicts more than 29 million people in the U.S., MagicKitchen.com is awarding a $250 gift certificate to one lucky entrant. (Contest closed and winner was announced) Since the whole idea of our contest …