One week ago was Groundhog Day and I missed it. One of the more important days of the year, celebrated every second day of February since the year 1887. This is the day when a clueless rodent with the moniker clearly not of his choosing (Punxsutawney Phil) predicts the weather for the winter ...

My mom lived in the neighborhood where she taught school for 20 years. My buddies were often in her fourth grade class at Fremont Elementary, so by default they called her “Mrs. Sanders,” even if they were playing Barbies in my bedroom. They channeled their inner Eddie Haskel, polite to her ...

The next generation of TVs is here, featuring 8K displays — twice the resolution of mainstream 4K TVs. And with the big game just a few days away, you can bet there are a lot of people out there wondering if they should just go ahead and get that 8K. If money is no object, then I say, ...

Surrender, in the context of annuities, refers to the act of terminating the annuity contract and receiving the remaining value of the contract in a lump sum, rather than receiving future payments. Surrendering an annuity may result in a surrender charge, which is a fee imposed by the insurance ...

A trip to the warmer climes of Southern California in late January turned out to be just what the doctor ordered, and with Toyota throwing in the opportunity to drive the bZ4X compact SUV, things could not have been better for the four days we were there. With temperatures hovering in the low ...

In just a few weeks, we will welcome in our first official grandchild. Ironically, it is my youngest who has decided to reproduce. My two oldest children have adamantly sworn that they will “never” have children. Perhaps it was my terrible pregnancies that they both had to witness (nine ...