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After talking to a friend of mine who lives in Australia and just visited the United States, it occurred to me that tipping is something that many people just don’t seem to get right. People in other countries are always confused by the fact that we have tipping at all, but I’ve often found myself […]

My mother has dementia, not Alzheimer’s. At least not yet, since Alzheimer’s can’t be determined until someone passes away. I’m of the opinion that my mother has dementia because she was stressed most of her life, a lot of that before I came around. I know few of the details of what gave Mom stressed […]

JessiCakes Bakery in Baldwinsville provides both large desserts and specialized desserts such as wedding cakes, cupcakes, cookies and other dessert catering needs. They don’t do things like donuts and pastries, which might make you think they’re offerings are limited, but they have a lot of options that consumers might like to take advantage of. Yum! […]

Recently I spent an entire weekend at Turning Stone Casino in Oneida. I go to the casino all the time, but I hadn’t spent more than a day there since 2001, when I was there in an official capacity and before I started playing poker as much as I play now. front of casino I […]

Lately I’ve been reading a lot of articles about how bad sugar is for all of us. I have some issues with this, even if I can’t deny it. I like key lime pie! First, science can’t wait until I’m in my late 50’s to tell me something I’ve enjoyed my entire life is worse […]