The cost of "Forever" stamps will increase by 1 cent to 45 cents on January 22, 2012. If you stock up on the 44-cent variety, they will be good forever.
How to keep a busy boy busy: my task of the week.
Turner Classic Movies recently showed the original 1925 Ben-Hur. It got me thinking about what assumptions I’m making about progress and technology.
I’m writing a book. You’re writing a book, too? Why am I not surprised? It seems that everyone and their uncle has written, is writing, or wants to write a book.
We’re in a time of holiday festivities, but perhaps we should take a moment to look more deeply at their significance.
I want to tell you about attending a friend’s Bat Mitzvah. The friend is in her mid-70s. A Bat, or Bar Mitzvah is the Jewish service that marks a child’s passage into adulthood.
A run down of some of the best food websites out there.
A simple change in an audio system can make a big difference. And a similar change in our thinking can equally affect our health outcomes.
Holiday buffets are convenient ways to entertain a crowd, but leaving food out for long periods of time can invite bacteria that cause illness.
With the exception of the mortgage on our house, we live a debt-free life. I was raised to believe that if you can’t afford to buy something outright, then you can’t afford it at all.
A recent study links happiness to longer life. What can that mean for each of us?
There are lots of ways to give food-inspired gifts.
I’d like to take a quick, virtual poll. If you have a brother-in-law, do you refer to their wife as your sister-in-law; or a sister-in-law’s husband as your brother-in-law?
"National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" honors the more than 2,400 military service personnel who died on December 7, 1941.
Taking a few moments to be quiet—even while cycling—can provide the inspiration that we all need.
Looking for some new cookie ideas this holiday?
One winter evening, a couple of years ago, we were driving home along the access road, when we spied something lying at the side of the road. As we went past I gasped, “It’s a person!”
Thanksgiving is today. Being grateful is part of it, but can gratitude actually improve our health and our lives?
In advance of the holiday season, the FBI reminds shoppers to beware of cyber criminals and their aggressive and creative ways to steal money and personal information.
Last year, my husband and I saw Prelude to a Kiss at the Huntington Theater. The play debuted in the late ‘80s, and was subsequently made into a movie starring Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan.
An unexpected trip to a used bookstore got me thinking about how much we may be overlooking that could benefit us all.
Our current national Thanksgiving Day dates from President Abraham Lincoln’s time. The Pilgrims were added later.
My parents finally kicked me out of the house. Okay, technically they kicked my stuff out of the house.
We commemorate our veterans on Friday—those who came home and those who didn’t. What can we do for them?
Sometimes life doesn't come out the way we expected.
When my daughter graduated to reading Young Adult books, I was proud and excited. I assumed that, if it was labeled "young adult," it was age appropriate.
Veterans Day, a federal holiday, originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
Here we are one week after the October snow storm. What were the aftereffects?
The media is not always an Oriental dancer's friend. Here's my take on responding without losing our sanity.
Daylight Saving Time is a system that adjusts the official local time forward from the official standard time during summer months, usually by one hour. And what is standard time anyway?
We had a freak storm this weekend. It dumped heavy snow on trees that had barely started to shed their leaves, much less settle in for the winter.
The rush is on by many charities to get your dollars before the close of the tax year. How much of your donation actually goes to the programs the charity says it supports?
We are a fat focused society. Do not deny this. We complain about the whole range of the issue - from the diabetes and obesity epidemics all the way to the poor body image rail thin models give us.
A new grant is going to help Arlington residents combat obesity and smoking. Will it play out in a meaningful way?
The increase for Part B Medicare in 2012 will be only $3.50, much less than predicted earlier. But what is often overlooked is that since 2007 the rich pay more.
Social Security will be there when you retire.
Learn the real facts about Halloween.
What constitutes growing up? Is it a moment in time like when you started high school, had your first kiss, stole your first car? Is it open to interpretation or is there a rule for it?
I learned about the latest updates in cancer treatment at a conference run by Lahey Clinic on Friday, October 21.
Is there a developing trend to a more spiritual perception of our world and each other and, if so, what’s the impact on all of our lives?