tips and tricks

If you are heading out this weekend to get your fresh cut tree, here are 7 ways that you can keep it healthy throughout the season.

Thursday marks another year parents will be taking kids trick or treating on Halloween.  I'm hoping it's as fun (and bountiful) for you, as it is for them. Many parents will be racing home from work to take the kiddos out, which is a task in and of itself.  But the hard work started weeks, maybe even months ago. When the trick-or-treating is all over, you should be able to reward yourself free of

Flying these days pretty much sucks.  First off, the airlines ring up every little charge imaginable.  $30 for checked luggage is the biggest crock of &^!@ on the planet.  I'm flying...do you expect me to NOT bring luggage?!  Imagine showing up at a restaurant and they started charging you for plates and silverware?  Before you board you have to dump your life into a plastic bin (laptops go di

I'm no fashion aficionado but occasionally I like to get a little dressed up and attempt to look relatively stylish. Socks are always a big question mark, especially in the summer months when men and women are showing a little more ankle -  and you can't not wear socks. But what type of socks do you wear? Tired of buying those teeny little socks to wear with sneakers or dress shoes? I've purchased

So I am getting excited about our upcoming event Electric City On Tap this Saturday at the Schenectady Armory, but more about that in a minute. First I have to share this cool video I found with 21 different hacks you can use to open a beer bottle when you don't have an opener nearby.

It is HOT! We are having an incredible heat wave here in upstate New York and it isn't going to get much better for a while. So, you must find ways to stay cool. Whether it's stay inside, get to a pool, cold showers etc. you really do have to keep yourself from overheating.