I haven’t enjoyed winter for 30 years, not since I was a kid in Clinton City. Our neighborhood had this old train track perched on a hill that eventually went over a “road”, so a tunnel was created. It was a magical part of growing up in a rural area before the Starbucks, Kohl’s and ...

Google last week revealed its annual Year in Search report for 2022. While sobering world events — the war in Ukraine and the death of Queen Elizabeth — ranked in this year’s top five global searches, the winner was Wordle, the popular online word game now hosted by The New York Times, ...

Medicare is an essential element of any successful retirement. Yet, it is often poorly understood. As a Medicare planner, I am continually astounded by how many false beliefs people have about the system and its many rules, requirements and deadlines. Here are five of the most common wrong ...

For the third vehicle in our three-part series with all-electric cars, we received the all-new Genesis GV60, the first electric vehicle for the manufacturer. It may have been because we got more seat time, or it may have been the brain power and design that was put into this new SUV, but it ...

December is officially upon us. For those of you keeping track, there are only 14 more shopping days until Christmas. Just for the record, if any of you happen upon me this festive holiday season, I’ll just warn you now; please don’t ask if I’m ready for Christmas yet. Don’t ask it this ...

The holiday shopping season is upon us and online shopping from your phone can be a terrific timesaver, but it also brings risks you wouldn’t encounter when shopping in person or even from your computer. Cybercriminals know it’s the season for scams — people are busy and often distracted ...

Advance directives are legal documents prepared in advance to accomplish a task at a later date. These documents can be instructions or permission granted for specific usages such as life support or even financial issues. There are two types of advance directives. A durable power of attorney ...

The second week of our three-week binge on all-electric automobiles came with what we would describe as the most prestigious of the three: the Audi e-tron. The name took us back in time to the early ’80s and the movie “Tron,” which was all about computers and electric driving. The ...

This year for the holiday season, I have decided to implement a new tradition for our family: the mandatory playing of the game “Christmas Hallmark Movie Bingo.” Feel free to include it in your own holiday family practices as well. The inspiration for such an activity occurred to me on my ...

Depending on a plethora of factors — did I eat pizza after 7 p.m., drink too much booze, am I wearing my good underwear and did I get enough sleep — I may feel like an old dog. The scale in which I feel young or old is very delicate and can be tipped with something as simple as muscle ...