Anyone who knows me well knows I’m competitive. Board games, cards, checkers, it doesn’t matter. I believe if you don’t play to win, then why play at all. It’s something in my genes. How competitive am I? It depends, but there was the time my best friend from college, Scott Smith, and ...

Is it ironic or a self-fulfilling prophecy that the upcoming Feb. 1 full moon is called the Snow Moon? After roof raking our way out of the most recent snowmageddon, I want to enjoy the snow without having to fear my pipes will freeze or that my furnace will pull a no-show. Dripping water from ...

Last week’s column presented 20 questions on vehicle and traffic law (VTL) and traffic safety. Hopefully you took the test and kept your answers. This column repeats the questions and gives the correct answers. I hope you got at least 90% correct. - True or False - 1. If your vehicle ...

Brr! It was a cold weekend in the Adirondacks. When the weather chills, we crave wholesome, starchy food. Enter chili, with bold spices and fresh flavor. Chili is always a crowd pleaser — and everyone has a unique recipe. Vegetarian, vegan, paleo, meat — they’re all different. Even the ...

Parents have been coughing up lots of questions about whether or not their child who has had a cough and fever for several days could be experiencing a walking or mild pneumonia. Let me see if I can walk you through some information on this topic. A pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. ...

If you talk to anyone who grew up here in the ‘50s and ‘60s, there are two things they’ll all agree on. One is we had great childhoods, though maybe not in material terms. Salaries were hardly sultanic and we didn’t have all the bling and options of city and suburban kids. For ...