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Television has never been better. I say that thinking about a fair number of my friends and acquaintances who eshew the box, and don’t miss a chance to tell you that they don’t own a TV. But they’re missing so much! There are a few moments in America when everyone […]

Mary told me the other day that Thanksgiving was her favorite holiday of all.  She likes the big family gatherings, and spending time cooking with her sister Annie. What I like about this holiday is that it lasts longer than many holidays what with that Friday in between that everyone […]

Meet the only store that Wal-Mart fears….Aldi.   The German-owned chain of small grocery stores has a lot of reasons behind their spectacularly low prices, and a story today on a foodie blog called forthemammas.com explained some of them.  It starts with the size of the stores…none of them giant […]

In the wake of the recent Typhoon Haiyan disaster in the Philippines, Projects Abroad is calling for volunteers to help with valuable typhoon recovery work. To help in areas that have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan, Projects Abroad is directing resources and efforts in the Philippines toward providing volunteers to […]

I read a small article that may have a big ramification in the Springfield Republican when I was having my car serviced. It said that in Boston, the MBTA, the people who run the T, are facing a challenge from another company that wants to bid on running the bus […]

After what happened at LAX last week, with the crazed gunman shooting a TSA officer, things must be tensing up at airport checkpoints around the world.  My friend Reed found this out the hard way three days ago, and now his whole life has been turned upside down. It began […]