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It’s official: the holiday shopping season started this morning at 6:00, or even earlier if you were brave enough to go for the truly great deals. I’m not a [...] Continue Reading…

Last year New England-based Hannaford introduced a new way of rating foods nutritional value in their stores. This simple Guiding Stars program rates foods on a three-point scale, [...] Continue Reading…

Boon won the admiration of our household with the Frog Pod (read more about it here, here and here), so I’ve been looking forward to trying out some of [...] Continue Reading…

Thinking of moving in or around Southern New Hampshire? Cyberhomes, a new website from Fidelity National Financial, Inc. claims to “give you access to most of the same information [...] Continue Reading…

Digital music is here to stay. iPods other MP3 players have made it easier than ever to listen to, and share, our favorite music. And who better to share [...] Continue Reading…

Despite my praises for the large plastic frog that has adorned our tub wall for just over a year, it’s time to say goodbye. Tonight the adhesive gave away [...] Continue Reading…

Looking for an easy way to give something back to your community? Internet search engine Goodsearch gives half its revenue (about a penny per search) to nonprofits. That would [...] Continue Reading…

When my daughter started walking I mentioned to my wife that I thought she (my daughter) moved like Godzilla and I wanted to make a video of her stomping [...] Continue Reading…

Budget Travel Magazine has named Peterborough to its list of the 10 Coolest Small Towns

The 10 towns on the list are:

Millerton, NY
Milford, PA
Yachats, OR
Waitsburg, WA
Paia, HI
Parkville, MO
Silver City, NM
Peterborough, [...] Continue Reading…

Friday night my wife and I were discussing the lead paint-related recalls with a friend. As we discussed the recalls and the media coverage of them, we kept coming [...] Continue Reading…