Traffic signals have mostly been the same since I started driving nearly fifty years ago. Three lights are stacked: red on top, yellow in the middle, and green on the bottom. Back in the early 1900s, when the automobile started hitting the road, there was only a red and green light. It looks like this…
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Doctors have told us that we need to limit the amount of red meat we eat. But it isn’t easy for those of us who love our steaks and burgers. We’re encouraged to eat more chicken and fish or, heaven forbid, go meatless. Now, new research tells us that we need to limit the amount…
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In the Summer of 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was all the rage on social media. It was a viral sensation. It went away as quickly as it appeared. I shouldn’t be shocked, but another challenge is upon us eleven years later. This time, a student organization at the University of South Carolina has…
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Today is Earth Day. And while many people know that it is, they don’t know what it means. Earth Day was an idea that started in the late 1960s. With all the issues we faced back then, the Vietnam War and race relations, the people who came up with the idea had the vision for…
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Insurance rates are going up. I know that’s nothing new. Let me clarify: Your auto insurance rates are about to jump. And it doesn’t matter if you don’t have any accidents or speeding tickets on your record. Your rates are about to jump because of the pending foreign tariffs. The price of insurance isn’t based…
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Today, many kids will get a visit from the Easter Bunny. Many will get candy, chocolate bunnies, marshmallow Peeps, and money. In my day, we dyed Easter Eggs. It was the same thing every year. My parents would buy a dozen eggs, my mother would hard boil them, and then I’d pull out the Paas…
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Diet soda is a big business. It has been for decades. Today, everyone loves Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi. But they weren’t the first, not even close. Coke first gave us Tab. Pepsi offered the short-lived Patio. However, the first brand that paved the way for artificially sweetened soft drinks was created by RC Cola…
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I’m not sure if you’d consider this an acronym, but I see a slang term on social media almost every day: IYKYK. Often, it’s written as a hashtag, but rarely do you see it written in full. It’s short for the phrase, if you know, you know. It was cute the first hundred times I…
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I’ve never been a trendy dresser, but I always had my own style. Sometimes the choices were silly, but I don’t have many regrets. Back in my high school days, there was talk about instituting a dress code at our public school. I was part of the protests that changed the school board’s mind. So…
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Most of us have the desire to live longer. And we all know that a sensible diet and moderate exercise will help us achieve those goals. But one doctor claims that he has an addition to the basics. Sunshine is one of those, but the other might be controversial. This doctor recommends jump-starting your hydration…
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