How to prep a humidor and what to put in it…and other things you might not have known. So I’m sucking on a nice stogie the other night and this guy starts asking me questions like I’m some kind of expert. I actually felt like he was acting like a six year old pounding his [...]

Mice have figured out how to access Volvo’s XC90 interior and destroy cockpit. The Volvo XC90 has been noted as one of the worlds  safest and most popular luxury SUV’s ever made.  But that might be changing and the Volvo XC90 might not be so safe after all. Since 2005 there has been an increasing [...]

Getting published – Making a local history book using Arcadia. Arcadia Publishing is America’s largest publisher of regional and local history books. Do you have a great idea for a history book and you want to become an author? Arcadia does have a proven process for getting your idea compiled, printed, and distributed. It’s actually [...]

It’s New Years Day and you don’t want to move from the couch. Don’t worry, if you’ve got cable, then no fret, it’s time for a TV marathon. Step aside college football, it’s Marathon Friday! But which one are you going for? Here’s some of the  choices: Law & Order: SVU marathon (6 a.m-6 a.m. [...]

Talk about something that ticks you off…. When you install AVG antivirus it asks to install a yahoo toolbar and default yahoo as the search engine. Want to fix it? Type about:config in the address bar and hit return – it will say ‘Here be dragons!’ but continue. Then enter ‘yahoo’ in the filter, hit [...]

Ah it’s social media. You hear it’s all the rage. All the kids are doing it, so why not you. You get free stuff. Free YouTube posts, free Facebook pages, Free Twitter.. How hard could it be? Get ready for the rollercoaster ride. It’s not as easy as it looks. And your audience is way [...]

Smartcard vs. Metrocard for PATH Service So I’m back on the PATH – Hoboken to 33rd Street and I got to wondering, which card makes more sense.  No really, which one’s the better deal. There has to be one winner since it’s always about the NY / NJ rivalry. The NYC Subway costs $2.25 per [...]

While attending a program entitled “Early American Schoolhouses” at the Brick Academy in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the instructor passed out handouts that discussed rules for students, rules for teachers, and punishments back in 1872. Meg Wastie, program coordinator at the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison,  and a former teacher, presented a great [...]

Here’s something that provides fuel for thought. It’s the US National Debt Clock. Just watch it for 60 seconds…. It’s churning out about: $10,000 of added debt per second. Translating to: $600,000 minute $36,000,000 an hour $864,000,000 a day… A DAY! IS that right?   Now when they say citizen, does that mean every tax [...]

Want to see why the federal governmnet SHOULDN’T take care of our healthcare system? A trip to the federal Veterans Hospital Canteen in the Lyons/Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp will explain why everyone should be concerned! Dining at the Lyons VA Hospital Public Canteen After reading a piece in a local newspaper that the Lyons VA [...]