ArchivesAuthor: Barb Szyszkiewicz

A trip down a local highway after a recent snowstorm got me thinking about what some drivers apparently don't think about:  their windshields. If you don't notice your windshield, that's a good thing.  That means it's not dirty, covered with something, or broken. Back to that drive down Route 130:  I observed another driver tailgating Continue Reading

I've figured out that in order to get a book deal these days, you've got to have a blog in which you promise to do something for a whole year and write about it every day. It's like a paper version of a reality show, and I've got to admit that I'm hooked. In the Continue Reading

For a while now, I've known that Lucky Charms are made with whole grain.  It says so right on the box. I'm guessing that doesn't include the marshmallows.  It's not like anyone eats the cereal part of Lucky Charms anyway.  That's just there because no one can get away with marketing a box full of Continue Reading

In each different sport, there's a dress code for the coach.  Baseball coaches wear pinstripes, just like their players.  Football coaches wear khaki pants and golf shirts until the weather turns cold and they grab a windbreaker or North Face jacket.  But the award for Sport with the Best-Dressed Coaches undoubtedly goes to basketball.  Most Continue Reading

It's President's Day, when we honor our nation's leaders by taking a day off from school and work...to go shopping. You can get some good sales on President's Day.  We've got lots of them listed on our President's Day Coupon page. Besides all those great deals, you've probably been bombarded with advertisements for bedding.  I Continue Reading

February 24 is National Personal Chef's Day! I'm my family's chef every day; maybe I'll celebrate by going out to eat on Thursday! Free shipping on all purchases of $99 or more at Cooking.com Enter coupon code C82297. Valid through: February 28, 2011 See other Cooking.com coupons! February is Spunky Old Broads Month! My favorite Continue Reading

It may have felt like spring in much of the country during the last couple of days, but it's still February.  My kids have been playing basketball outside in shorts and T-shirts, and today, two of them are participating in the Polar Bear Plunge; I've had the windows open and laundry on the clothesline. Now Continue Reading

As my kids have grown up and widened their circle of friends to include kids outside our own neighborhood, I've met children with some quite unusual names.  "Whatever happened to Sue, Patty, John and Tom?" I'd wonder.  We know some kids with traditional names, but many, many more with unique ones.   I know a Jaylyn Continue Reading

When it came time to bring Mr. College Student back to the dorm after Christmas break, it took all five of us to bring his stuff to the dorm room.  (Mostly that's because he was carrying a guitar, an electric bass, a mandolin, and several weeks' supply of Dr. Pepper). One thing we noticed when Continue Reading

Do you let your dog sleep in your bed?  How about your cat? A survey shows that up to 56% of dog owners--and 62% of cat owners--allow their pets to sleep in their beds.  While it may provide some Norman-Rockwell-cute moments, doctors at the  California Department of Health suggest that this isn't such a great Continue Reading