5 Ways to Keep Your House Cool When It’s Soooooo Hot

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With temperatures rising across the county, this seemed like a pretty good time to write about keeping cool. These aren’t rocket science solutions but these five things have worked for me in the past, and hopefully they’ll work for you. 1)     Have trees around your house – My neighbor hates trees. He’s this old Italian guy and he… Read More

10 Tips to Keep Dirt Out

AUTHOR:READER’S DIGEST What’s the best kind of dirt? The sort that you never allow into your house in the first place. That’s dirt in its proper place – dirt that you don’t have to clean up. It’s much easier to head off a problem before it takes root, than to fix it after the damage… Read More

Keep your lawn green this summer!

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There are some very simple and very green ways to keep your yard looking green too.  Here are five of the simplest of simple tips to help you: Watering – ummm, yea.  Middle of the day… not so wise!  Much of the water evaporates before it ever reaches the roots.  Lawns only need an inch of water… Read More

Organizations are illegally “phishing” for your information

By Carl Sylvester One of the unfortunate downsides of the information age are less than desirable organizations that perform malicious acts and put your identity at risk. Phishing scams are just that – illegal organizations “fishing” for personal information about you in order to commit identity theft. A fraudulent, yet very official looking, email is… Read More

Bullying Prevention Skills and Techniques for Children

BY MARK LAKEWOOD Child bullying is a big problem in our schools today. The main difference between child bullying today from the past is the nature of the bullying and the violence that occurs in the aftermath. Cyberbullying is becoming a popular and more destructive form of bullying than traditional bullying. More children today are bringing… Read More

A Tribute to Our Veterans

Thank you Veterans and thank you Department of Veteran Affairs for sharing this video.