Nobody goes back to school at 35 because a gap opened up in the calendar. Almost everyone does it with a full week already ahead of them, a job that refuses to get any smaller, and people at home who still need dinner, so the planning ends up mattering about as much as… Read more
That sleeve of Ritz in the back of the pantry has been open since the last time you had people over. Before you serve it or toss it, here is how long crackers keep, what to check, and how to bring back the snap. Do Ritz crackers go bad? The Short Answer: Yes, Ritz cr… Read more
The Jersey Shore doesn’t pack up when summer crowds leave. Come late November, beaches are quiet, the Boardwalk is humming and shore towns trade sunscreen for twinkle lights. If you’re searching for things to do on the Jersey Shore for Thanksgiving, Ocean City, NJ, is … Read more
Every Halloween season, someone’s white costume shirt meets a bottle of fake blood. It drips down the front, smears across a sleeve, or ends up on the one jacket that was supposed to be returned after the party. The first instinct is to rub it with whatever is nearby, … Read more
The things you should never store under your bed are not about tidiness. They are belongings that need more protection than an open space under a bed provides: firearms and medicine that children could reach, batteries near anything that can burn, food that pests can f… Read more