Wired Magazine has mulled over the complex computer and cell-phone world and come up with 70 new tips for best practices for consumers. These are among the ideas in its article, “How to Behave: New Rules for Highly Evolved Humans”: Don’t Google-stalk before a first date. Don’t blog or tweet... Read more →
Among the 135 animals turned over to state officials Saturday at Connecticut's first exotic animals amnesty day were 15 boa constrictors, 15 pythons, seven alligators, a small monkey, a rattlesnake, and an anaconda. Most of the animals were exotic reptiles. The state Department of Environmental Protection's hosted the event at... Read more →
This year, I’m having a tremendous crop of mulberries from my mulberry tree. I’ve picked and picked and picked mulberries. I’ve frozen one quart and 14 pints of the berries. I’m working hard this year to grow more of my own food to save money and cut down on the... Read more →
Last fall, fall I bought Kiplinger’s Retirement Planning 2008 magazine. With articles such as "Retire Worry-Free," "Protect Your Nest Egg," "Plan Now," and "Live the Dream," I thought there would several articles I could blog about. However, when I picked up the magazine a few weeks after I purchased it,... Read more →
About 1.4 million Buster Brown & Co.’s clog children’s shoes are being recalled, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. About 73,000 pairs of shoes were previously recalled in April 2009. Manufactured in China and distributed by Brown Shoe Co. Inc., of St. Louis, Mo., and its affiliate Pagoda International... Read more →
I saw on Twitter that Darren Rowse, the Problogger, is offering a new feature on the best and worst in your blogging week. His readers responded favorably to the best-worst post. Starting today on The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide, I’m launching a best and worst consumer experience feature. I... Read more →
Unsure about health care reform? You needn’t be. There’s plenty of information available for consumers to learn about the proposals and lots of time to let members of Congress know their opinions. Three of the five Congressional committees working on legislation to reinvent the nation’s health care system have delivered... Read more →
Yesterday I wrote I was reassured by the direction the overhaul of the health care system is taking after watching President Obama’s press conference. I listed 10 points that he made that I thought were positive. However, one topic he discussed seems to me to be problematic. Obama wants the... Read more →
Health care reform is crucial to baby boomer consumers. Baby boomers are one of the top groups that are having difficulty paying for health care, according to a recent study. Like many Americans, I’m worried about what’s going to be adopted. Although I think the changes will be an improvement,... Read more →
On July 4th, I wrote about how to photograph fireworks then set about to try to get some better photos than I’d captured in the past. The results weren’t as good as I’d hoped. I had trouble finding a good spot, and I didn’t know how to operate my Canon... Read more →