Interesting Sites

Practical Tip of the Week: Adjusting Your Rear View Mirror

January 26, 2011 Interesting Sites

The way cars are built these days there are lots of blind spots. At first I thought this was me and then I came across a post on Consumer Reports Money Blog about product designs that are getting worse and it specifically mentioned the narrower windows and large roof pillars that are the trend in [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

September 29, 2010 Food
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

Have you ever longed to drop everything and take a long road trip? Husband/wife team Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl are traveling the Americas. They’ve already spent two years in Canada and the US and are currently in Mexico with the goal of eventually making it to the southernmost tip of Chile. Follow them here. [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

September 23, 2010 Home
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

If you are a parent of a 20-something check out this fascinating piece from The New York Times Sunday magazine. It’s long, thought provoking, a little scary and will definitely give you some new insights. Here’s a fun do-it-yourself project to lift your spirits after reading the 20-Something article (above.) Check out Make Your Own [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

September 15, 2010 Food
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

Here’s a attention grabbing headline: Do Daughters Cause Divorces? This article, featured on The Week, is fascinating. Demographic research shows parents of girls divorce more often than parents of boys. This article searches for explanations. And here’s an interesting factoid: 73% of divorces are initiated by the wife. Like warm tortillas? This video from Cooks [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

September 8, 2010 Food
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

Have a few minutes and love to see some of the stunning photography and graphic techniques used on magazine covers? Amazon is sponsoring a contest where you vote for nominated magazine covers is a variety of categories. Ignore the fact that this contest is also used as a sales technique to subscribe…the covers are awesome. [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

September 1, 2010 College
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

Nancy’s daughter just got all her college textbooks for under $200.00 by using this helpful guide from Lifehacker. Have empty walls screaming for some art work? Check out these 12 ideas for frugal art. Cooks Illustrated recently reviewed eight Italian imported pastas. Are they worth the price? Find out here. You see a dress in [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

July 21, 2010 Home
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

Clean really dirty household items at the car wash. Do you ever get hung up trying to figure out how you are related to people? This nifty chart on Wikipedia helps you figure out who your cousin once removed is. Getting eaten by mosquitoes while sipping cocktails on your patio? Try this! (It works for [...]

Read the full article →

Radiolab – A Science Treat for Your Ears

July 19, 2010 Interesting Sites
Thumbnail image for Radiolab – A Science Treat for Your Ears

I don’t have any music on my iPod.  Not a single song.  Instead, I love listening to the spoken word.  Needless to say, I am an NPR freak.  In the car, in the shower, at night when I can’t sleep – it’s NPR that gets me through the day. The advent of podcasts changed my [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

July 14, 2010 Home
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

Want to know the best glue to use to stick things together? Check out this highly useful little site, This to That. Bookmark it! Want some fun floral gift tags for summery gifts? Download this free template and tutorial from Eat Drink Chic. Do you like maps? Not road maps but unusual maps . Maps [...]

Read the full article →

This Caught Our Eye

July 7, 2010 Food
Thumbnail image for This Caught Our Eye

Summer, fresh fruit, pie. Fine Cooking has this great article with tips on making little fruit pockets, perfect for picnics, taking to parties and indulging in yourself. Here’s a very cool idea for personalized envelopes using Google maps. It’s surprising how much the price of generic prescriptions vary depending on the drug store you use. [...]

Read the full article →