As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, it’s time to start preparing your home for winter. Winterizing your house not only protects it from harsh weather conditions but also helps you save energy and avoid costly repairs down the line. Here are some essential tips to ensure your home stays cozy all winter long:… Continue reading.
(This commentary originally appeared in the February 2008 issue of Electric Consumer.) Abraham Lincoln was many things to many people … the greatest president, the Great Emancipator, savior of the Union, Honest Abe, a martyr to freedom. Poet Walt Whitman pined, “O Captain, My Captain” upon his death. Some go as far as to see… Continue reading.
Don Quixote is a popular figure from literature, art, stage and screen. The fictional knight-errant personifies chivalry and idealism. The stories go that Quixote, an eccentric country gentleman, set aside sanity to sally forth on a quest to make the world a better place. From Broadway’s adaptation of the Cervantes character came the inspirational tune,… Continue reading.
My 8-year-old daughter came across the word “nowhere” recently in her reading. She knew the word but wondered if maybe it should have been two words. In print, she reasoned, it looks as if it also could be pronounced “now-here.” I told her that was a creative way to look at it, but nope: it… Continue reading.
