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This is going to be something different than I normally post. It’s been a while since I posted something about local events; that’s the normal part. The non-normal part is that this article is going to be mainly pictures. For the last bunch of years I’ve wanted to share images of my visits to the […]

The majority of all crimes committed against victims is about leaving the opportunity open to a criminal. It may sound harsh, but that doesn’t mean you’re not responsible for your own property and how you plan to secure it. Comedy Nose via Flickr You don’t want to leave opportunities open to burglars, especially when it […]

I wondered if I should share this very personal story. It concerns my mother, who has dementia. I shared it with people in my Facebook dementia group and it turned out to be something that most of them needed to see and greatly appreciated. I decided to share the story, not because I want to […]

Many years ago on a different blog of mine, I wrote a tips post on 10 tips how to handle your finances. That was a very short and to the point post, but not enough to really get people thinking about it. I thought I should dig a bit deeper into it and really hammer […]

We all love technology for the benefits and joys that it brings us. What we don’t always like is the cost of things. Most of the time on this blog we try to find ways for you to save money, but sometimes it’s not about saving money, it’s about making sure you’re getting the value […]