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“How long will it take to talk with the local merchants? Who will have to go into town and decide on what items they can purchase? Will WE will have to make sure all things are clearly priced?” (continue reading…)

As the saying goes, “You can’t get somethin’ for nothin’.” And that’s certainly often the case when it comes to fitness advice, especially as personal training continues to grow in popularity. However, at the Cooper Fitness Center, staff goes the extra mile to ensure all members get the service and advice needed to get the most fitness benefits — on the house. (continue reading…)

Bubble lights? Old fashioned “Flexible Flyer” sled? Fiestaware? Fun, funky, and the ’50s and ’60s come to mind when I think back to the holidays of my youth which featured all of those things. Get sets of the large, colorful outdoor lightbulbs (nightlight-size) and do some time traveling with your decorating! (continue reading…)

Anyone who watches “Ally McBeal” knows the lithe lawyer has a thing for short skirts. This season, her hemline has crept up an inch, simultaneously defying fashion trends and the law of gravity (how does she sit down?). (continue reading…)

How to protect yourself, Part Two:

Choose your quick lube shop carefully. All you need is a cheap, quick oil change. The less other services they sell, the less they can try to upsell you.

It’s not that hard to tell if a shop is a pure lube shop. First, shops that just do lubrication are usually pretty small; the Quaker State ones along the East coast are tiny. Second, they’re built as a drive-through building, like a car wash. And third, if you peek in the door, they don’t have much equipment. There are no lifts, they just roll the car over a pit. There is no heavy machinery, just a bunch of hoses hanging from the ceiling, and a few wrenches hanging on a rack. (continue reading…)

Modern cars are getting so reliable that if your car has less than 70,000 miles on it, it probably only needs to be taken to a repair shop for a tune-up and checkup every 20,000 miles. That leaves one itch to scratch: oil changes.
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When we have family get-togethers, the littlest kids play with their toys, and the other kids, including the teens, play family games. We’re wondering if we should try something different; are we being too old-fashioned?

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If I knew the genre term for Pan Sonic’s album Aaltopiiri  (Mute Records), would that have changed anything for me? If I knew how Pan Sonic, a Finnish duo typically recording in a Barcelona studio, created their compositions, maybe that would change my perception of this album. Like Pole’s recent work with muted percussion that ripples and dissipates and a modulated background hum comprising a core to which other sounds are added and taken away, this album takes away a number of preconceptions we might have and offers music that sounds different.
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