You Can Get PTSD From a Car Accident (and How to Recover)
When I was in my 20s, I was hit by a car on my way to school. The driver, who was elderly, thought the median […]
Continue reading »Let Everything Be Better
When I was in my 20s, I was hit by a car on my way to school. The driver, who was elderly, thought the median […]
Continue reading »
When we talk about “downsizing”, we usually mean the size of a person’s house. For example, people may decide to sell their large family home […]
Continue reading »
Everyone has their proverbial buttons that, when pushed, will actually activate them: so-called “pressure points” that elicit particularly strong reactions. People close to us tend […]
Continue reading »
Blood stains on clothing can be difficult to remove, especially if they have soaked into the fabric. Fortunately, there are several ways to get rid […]
Continue reading »
For many older people, the high cost of long-term care and other long-term care facilities and home health care assistants is not financially affordable. Others […]
Continue reading »
As humans, when we don’t know how something is going to turn out, it’s normal for us to get excited. Sometimes this anxiety takes the […]
Continue reading »
Humans aren’t the only ones looking for someone to hang out with when temperatures drop. Autumn is officially the mating season for deer, which makes […]
Continue reading »
It’s hard to really understand what young people are doing these days because the relentless algorithms that shape our culture have divided us all into […]
Continue reading »
We expect our deep fryers to cook our food quickly, but not themselves in the process. But that’s what the Consumer Product Safety Commission is […]
Continue reading »
Whenever you buy a new Android phone, say the Pixel 7 , you want to get it up and running as soon as possible. Any […]
Continue reading »
For the past several decades, college has been considered the best choice for anyone who wants to make good money. But lately this old wisdom […]
Continue reading »
Food waste is a big problem: The USDA estimates that between 30% and 40% of our food ends up in the trash, putting unnecessary stress […]
Continue reading »
We’ve all felt the impact of inflation this year , no matter where you live in the United States: higher gas prices, rising rents and […]
Continue reading »
Bands are a favorite among travelers and home gym enthusiasts because they can be folded into a small, lightweight, and easily transportable package. But even […]
Continue reading »
New podcasts are popping up so fast that it’s easy to feel like you’re playing a hit the mole game with your own download queue. […]
Continue reading »
For years, Netflix has been an ad-free paradise. No matter how much you streamed, ads were never around the corner. Since then, Netflix and the […]
Continue reading »
Fish has a reputation for being difficult to cook and I don’t know why. With the exception of fried fish, which requires very hot vegetable […]
Continue reading »
Have you ever wished you could browse your local Goodwill without actually going to your local Goodwill? Great news: you can. (Sort of.) Earlier this […]
Continue reading »
Whether it’s your co-worker, sibling, or small talk stranger, most people don’t overstep boundaries intentionally. (Again, family members know exactly how to push your buttons.) […]
Continue reading »
The convenience of the Internet has allowed us to access networks that we otherwise could never have, but it also means that we are exposing […]
Continue reading »
Every fall, our planet passes through the ribbon of space debris left by Halley’s comet, and the Earth’s atmosphere, colliding with this trail of ice […]
Continue reading »
Notifications are out of control. What started out as a necessary tool for keeping track of important app and service updates has morphed into a […]
Continue reading »
Trying to bake a sinister monster eyeball cake for Halloween might sound like a nail! Disaster is waiting in the wings, but it’s not as […]
Continue reading »
Getting motivated to clean ahead of the fall holiday season is hard enough. At the same time, you also have to decorate and find a […]
Continue reading »
If you’ve ever dreamed of leaving work on your 67th birthday and taking an international cruise, well, the pandemic has likely shattered that vision. Because […]
Continue reading »
After the Food and Drug Administration changed the definition of “healthy” (for food labeling purposes), it turned out that many popular breakfast cereals did not […]
Continue reading »Infidelity is a wound in the heart. If you have been cheated on, you are likely to experience many emotions from resentment and anger to […]
Continue reading »
They say luck favors the brave, but I think it favors the restless (like me), especially when it comes to event planning. And what is […]
Continue reading »
Contrary to popular belief, National Dessert Day is not a legendary federal holiday, and in fact, it was created quite recently by a public relations […]
Continue reading »
With so many different retailers participating in the Black Friday Early Sale , it’s no surprise that they will try to make you think their […]
Continue reading »If the Catholic Church is right, you will go to hell. Probably. Sorry, but these are just facts. So many things you do every day […]
Continue reading »
Discord isn’t just for gamers anymore – it’s becoming a haven for communities that are being squeezed out of other platforms like Slack and even […]
Continue reading »
One of the most difficult parts of raising children is the uncertainty about the future. As much as you want (and try) to do the […]
Continue reading »
Many young single people believe they don’t need life insurance. Unfortunately, this misconception is hard to come to terms with before it’s too late. After […]
Continue reading »
This was once unthinkable, but now tech companies are starting to play well with each other. Ecosystems are no longer so walled off that it […]
Continue reading »
I primarily associate graham crackers with cheesecake and after-school snacks. Traditionally, I didn’t associate them with meatballs, let alone ham balls, an Iowa delicacy I […]
Continue reading »
If you have grass on your property, you already know how lame they are . Grass is fragile, fickle and expensive to care for. Lawns […]
Continue reading »
If you haven’t turned on the heat for the first time this year, you may need to do so soon. Before you do this, you […]
Continue reading »
COVID vaccine boosters have been updated this fall: Pfizer for children 12 years of age and older, Moderna for children 18 years of age and […]
Continue reading »
The world is so full of dangers that we can’t run away from – tornadoes, bears, bullets – that you might ask, “Why did I […]
Continue reading »