If you’ve been to the grocery store recently, you’ve likely noticed the steep jump in egg prices. We shouldn’t be surprised. Last year there were numerous stories about the avian flu and how it caused problems in the chicken population. Until the poultry world recovers, prices will remain high. Naturally, this will affect the prices…
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When shopping for our bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen, most of us have a favorite store. For the last two decades, I usually made Bed, Bath & Beyond my first stop for home goods. But they’ve been struggling in recent years, and it shows. And lately, even though they’ve tried to fix their problems, it’s not…
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If you’ve visited your pharmacist recently, you may have noticed that wait times have increased. Even if they’ve told you your prescription is ready, it may not be in the store. Due to staffing, and supply chain issues, many pharmacists are starting to play a game of cat and mouse with you. In a world…
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I’ve touched on this topic a few times throughout the years, but I hate wearing socks. If possible, I only wear them during the Winter months. It doesn’t matter the brand; they’re all uncomfortable. The reason they come to mind today, I received an email recently that told me we should replace our socks every…
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For decades, you could only find them in high-end luxury vehicles. But by the early 2000s, many cars made heated seats an option. I have them in my MINI Cooper, and they are great, especially on chilly days. But nowadays, some car manufacturers are getting greedy. They have built heated seat technology into all of…
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Did you catch 60 Minutes last week? They did a fascinating story on mass extinction. Scientists claim that we have officially entered the sixth extinction period in our planet’s lifecycle. The last era goes back to the time of the dinosaurs. Because of overbuilding and overpopulation, our wildlife has nowhere to live. And it’s just…
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No matter how hard we try, stress is hard, if not impossible, to avoid. But now, some researchers say everyday stress can be a good thing. Of course, everyone’s tolerance levels are different. So that makes it difficult to say how much is okay for each of us…
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Shortly before Christmas, when most of the U.S. was experiencing extreme weather, our power company instituted some rolling blackouts. I was annoyed at the time, but we were getting ready to head out of town, so I just let it go. But a news story that covered similar outages in North Carolina angered me today….
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Our offices have been closed since just before Christmas. The entire company shuts down to allow everyone to recharge their batteries. It’s the first time I’ve ever enjoyed a perk like that. So I used the time to catch up on some projects I’d wanted to tackle but never finished. And while catching up is…
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The world always seems to slow down around the holidays. There isn’t usually a lot of important news to follow. Most of the time, celebrity deaths are the primary stories as the new year begins. But this year, if you’re a news hound like me, there were a couple of big stories to follow. And…
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