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Month: January 2022

Regional Foods – An Adventure Awaits

Regional Foods – An Adventure Awaits

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One of the drawbacks of all this readily available connectivity, communication, and technology in our modern era is the loss of regional food and cuisine.  Go anywhere in America these days and if you’re in a decent sized-town or city, you’ll find a ‘Starbucks’, ‘Chick-fil-A’, or  ‘Olive Garden’ – all serving their dishes to exacting standards, so that your dining experience is the same no matter where you visit in the United States (or in some cases, the world). What…

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Household Clutter: What Am I Keeping All of This Stuff For Again?

Household Clutter: What Am I Keeping All of This Stuff For Again?

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Once all of the Christmas stuff starts coming down in January, it always seems like a good idea to start taking a good look at the house and “de-cluttering” it a bit. It’s an overwhelming task.  It’s best to start in one room and just start looking at everything in it.  I’ll start with that “junk drawer” in the kitchen?  Have you ever taken a good look in there?  Yeeessshhhh.  I doubt if I need that dentist appointment reminder card…

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Winter Snowfall: Two Sides of a Coin

Winter Snowfall: Two Sides of a Coin

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Well, if the forecaster’s predictions hold-up, we should be looking out the window at our first significant snowfall of 2022 here locally.  One of the reasons I like living here in Maryland is the seasonality of the weather.  You get a little bit of everything.  The pleasant spring months, hot summers, glorious falls, and of course, cold winters. Winter also means snow, and although we don’t get as much of it here in Maryland as we used to (for a…

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Raising Kids: Do Parents Ever Really Stop “Parenting”?

Raising Kids: Do Parents Ever Really Stop “Parenting”?

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Ahhhh,  the happy dreams of a young (or older) couple that decides to have children.  At first – as infants – they require round-the-clock care.  Mom and Dad look forward to the day when diapers and formula will no longer need to be purchased (it’s like getting a raise to one’s weekly paycheck each time one of these necessities is eliminated from the weekly grocery bill).  Someday, this wiggling, crying human will sleep through the night. What a day that…

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Get Those Steps In: The Benefits of Walking

Get Those Steps In: The Benefits of Walking

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New year, new you, right?  If you’re like me, you hopped on a scale over the weekend and were both shocked and offended.  I looked down and saw numbers that would qualify me for a “Caution: Heavy Object” sticker if someone decided to ship me anywhere. As January unfolds, its time for me to get back to basics, and no – that doesn’t mean I will be shelling out some ridiculous monthly fee to go to a gym and sweat…

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