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I don’t think there is such a thing as a darkened room in the 21st century. A quick glance around any household reveals enough blinking lights to rival the stars in the sky. Nearly every gadget plugged into the walls is busy sucking energy from the sockets and money from your wallet even while you […]

Two things are close to the heart of most Americans – their budget and their health. Now, notorious tight-wad couch potatoes have one less excuse for not getting up off the furniture and getting fit. The lack of dough in a wallet should never be an excuse for getting a doughy body in shape. Sure, […]

I spy something black, no white, errr, black, no, wait, white again. OK, let’s make this a little simpler. I spy an optical illusion. What researchers have learned from that optical illusion created by Arthur Shapiro explains more about how the human brain reacts to color stimuli. I guess it’s around fourth grade when we […]

Mixing astronomy and fairy tales isn’t commonly done, but scientists looking for the “Goldilocks Zone” may have found the perfect spot. It’s not a bed that’s too small or too big, it’s a spot in space that is inhabitable by life forms. The scientists use a fairy tale term to define the perfect location to […]

Thanks to scientists working diligently in labs across the globe, the phrase “old wives’ tales” can officially now be reworked to state “old moms’ tales.” Growing up in my own abode under the iron thumb of my ruling mom, I was bound by the logic she used to try to take care of me/keep me […]

Living in an area of the country that is prone to tornadoes and has the potential for a huge seismic event thanks to a giant fault line running under the earth’s surface, you sometimes ponder the potential for disaster. You make a preparedness plan in order to be ready for some unpredictable moment in time […]

While greasy, grimy gopher guts from the children’s song didn’t make the cut, several meals from some of the most popular restaurant chains scattered across the nation are on the list of the (cue up the dramatic chipmunk’s theme song) Worst Foods in America. I’m sure there are several restaurants in your neighborhood that cooked […]