In this harvest season it might be helpful to know it takes 3 ¼ cups of raspberries to make seven cups of raspberry jam, about 45 beans to fill a pint jar, and about a bazillion green peas to fill up a pint-sized freezer bag. I’m tired already. Because it takes about 40 raspberries to fill ...

A new study about AI use in the workplace identifies a sentiment not usually associated with AI: nostalgia. With AI still relatively new at work, it’s surprising to learn that a majority of white-collar employees, often called knowledge workers, already miss their pre-AI days. This is one ...

I’ve always loved Michelle Obama not because of her hopeful prose or her sense of style, which is always on point, but because the woman’s snark and wit perfectly express much of what runs through my head. Her accolades and accomplishments are enough to make her worthy of adoration: an ...

At 9:15 one evening last week, a new listing popped onto the MLS (Multiple Listing Service). By 9:17, or something close to it, my phone lit up with a text from one of my buyers asking if we could see this listing tomorrow. Absolutely. This particular buyer and I have been working together ...

You know you’re supposed to keep your web browser up to date, but do you know why? Google’s recent release of Chrome 152 offers a useful case study. The update fixed 327 security vulnerabilities, including 10 rated critical and 61 rated high severity. Those numbers sound alarming, but they ...

This past week, I’ve shown several homes that all seem to share one thing: a formal living room. We are all familiar with the room. It sits just inside the front door and is filled with the most expensive of furnishings. Perhaps a Murano glass chandelier hangs above, a vase (pronounced vaas) ...