by Chrysa Smith The weather's getting cooler, Halloween is here and you know what that means---the big holidays are coming fast. I don't know about you, but for me, and a significant number of women, I'm hearing that favorite Christmas song playing over and over in my head, only for us-- It's the most DIFFICULT time of the year. I'm not talking about sentiment, although that is increasing each year too. What I'm [...]
by Chrysa Smith My husband is great for coming home with new business opportunities, new products, new schemes. Some good; some--well, not so much. But one of the newer on the list is a cleaning product that I have to admit, is really pretty darn good. OneClean is an all natural multi-purpose cleaner that really does what it says. Naturally, as a born and bred New Yorker, I was skeptical. Reminds me of [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post click the play arrow below. I love fall. It's such a beautiful season for all of the obvious reasons. Just driving down the road, looking at the riot of nature's beauty puts me in a good mood. Which I desperately need, as I am probably driving to the gynecologist. Or the dentist, or the ophthalmologist or my primary doctor. Fall is [...]
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By: Mary Fran Bontempo There's no way four raggedy, skinny men can motor a little skiff next to a gigantic ocean liner, board it and take it, and its crew, captive. As far as movie scripts go, it's an unbelievable plot line. But incredible as it may seem, this was no movie script, at least until it was turned into one for the film, Captain Phillips, in theaters now. Captain Phillips relays the [...]
by Chrysa Smith Take some European marble, add some ornate, carved plaster and gold leaf, some rococo shells, a few good luck charms and there you have it---Newport, Rhode Island. Well actually, the mansions of Newport that line Bellevue Avenue, overlooking the Atlantic. I had been there once before, but it was mid-winter. And walking through expansive grounds and admiring the pounding shoreline wasn't all it could be. So just this past weekend, [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. So, rats don’t much like rice cakes, but apparently, they love Oreos. In a study conducted by neurology professor, Joseph Schroeder, and his students at Connecticut College, results confirmed that when given a choice between a rice cake and an Oreo, rats will go for the Oreo every time. Um, duh. I’m no neurologist, but I [...]
