Tips and Thoughts on Life and Living

Cheap storm windows - is that an oxymoron? Those of us in the Northern regions struggle with new ways to stay warm in the winter. I've been adding storm windows to my double hung windows to add one more layer between me and the bitter winter winds now blowing across the region. As I was speaking ...

Winter driving tips - we all hear them and sometimes we even follow them! Here are a few I find useful, living in Michigan as I do. *Carry the basics - When driving on the back roads of Michigan, I find it helpful to have a shovel, a wool blanket, and a bucket of SSA (Sand, Salt, and Ash) in the ...

A great American Day - that's what we have today. I'm reading about my fellow citizens across this land standing in line for minutes and hours, waiting to cast their votes. There are no riots, no police, no violence, and only a few disruptions. Instead, we have comradarie, people working together...

Paying forward is a movie idea, but one that is good for the soul. There are benefits to acting on this idea and I'd like to share one with you today. For those of you who are not familiar with the movie, the plot has to do with a teacher challenging his students to come up with an idea that will...