I don't know if you'd appreciate this story, but I attended Stony Brook University from 1972 to 1977 when I graduated... I thought something I saw was funny... just hope you might get a bit of a kick out of it... More >>

Interest rates remain at historical lows and new housing stock is priced at its lowest in the past nine years, Here are 11 indicators that provide guidelines as to when it's time to buy an investment home in a new tract development. More >>

It's been over 30 years now since the first personal computers, and over 15 years since the Internet, gave us all a digital life.  Who today can remember what it was like to do business in the days before e-mail, PowerPoint, laptops, Blackberries, iPhones, iPods, iPads, mobile apps, Facebook and Twitter?... More >>

It's official. Social media is here to stay.  It's not a fad like so many initially thought and it isn't going anywhere soon. Businesses have realized that not only is it a great way to connect with current clients, but a great way to land potential clients as well.  And that's only the beginning... More >>

Slow cooking is a misnomer. Using the inexpensive appliance as a home to tempting economical ingredients that meld their flavors over hours without any work from you means that time is your own to achieve lots of other accomplishments done fast and to still have prepared a delicious family meal. Old-fashioned, plain recipes are no longer the norm when it comes to slow cookers... More >>

Back right after the events of 9-11 you made a suggestion that we could support our troops, National Guard and other like support services by little things such as bringing donuts, coffee and the likes to their place of operations. I chose to purchase the meals of any uniformed soldier or fireman if they were dining at the same time and place I was. I have picked up the tab for as many as 14 at one time. More >>

Have you ever surprised your Christmas guests with a sweet gingerbread man waving from atop their rosemary-, thyme- and brown sugar-enhanced butternut squash soup or a broiled stuffed fig side dish that's brimming with Granny Smith apples, real bacon bits and brown sugar? Sound gourmet? More >>

Homemade foods have always been healthier than processed, prepared, or restaurant meals which are generally much higher in fat, salt and calories than home cooked foods.  Eating too much of these unhealthy foods can pack on the Holiday pounds and slow your kids down at school... More >>

If you love the socializing and stories that serve as side dishes to a holiday cookie exchange, but don't have the time to whip up the homemade delicacies yourself, you don't have to sit cookie-less on the sidelines.  More >>

I just heard the call from the girl who was tired of being picked on because she was short. I am not too short (5'4), but my husband and my kids are. My kids have never been picked on (at least not for long,) because early on, they knew all of the advantages that come with being short. For instance: More >>