Here we are already in the middle of October. It’s scary just how fast time seems to fly these days. Before we know it, and many of us don’t want to even think about it, winter will be upon us. That being the case, now is the time to start getting prepared.
Few Americans can fail to understand the concept of three strikes and you are out.
Identity theft continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes in America. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, an estimated 17.6 million U.S. residents were victims of identity theft in 2014, up from 16.6 million victims in 2012. Katahdin Trust is offering eight tips to help consumers protect their personal information from identity thieves.
Living and working overseas reveals as much about home as it does about the place where one is. A person is always seeking some aspect of home and usually discovers plenty of new treasures that are almost, but not quite, like the same things at home. Paper is one such product that colors our view of the world.
My bicycle has been in the garage since a while after helmets were required for riders. Wanting nothing on my head heavier than a scarf, I could ignore the rule, which was for kids, not adults, but a friend, who had taken two bad falls, was getting a helmet.
Poets often lament the fickleness of spring, but it is autumn in The County that holds the greatest capacity for surprise. We all know what to expect, but are less and less certain of its arrival date.
Remember your first cup? Coffee is a hallmark beverage for many. Ubiquity to the extreme, some might say. Sept. 29 was National Coffee Day in the U.S. Wisps of steam rising from a mug of Joe bring memories to mind.
It is that time of the year again when the leaves are turning color and finding their way down to the ground. The good news is that it is a beautiful time of the year.
It’s the proverbial dark and stormy night. Your new-to-driving teen is coming home from a friend’s house and, in a dip in the road, they see water flowing right across it. What they do next could mean life or death.
With all that’s been going on in the news lately, raging storms, earthquakes, the nation on the brink of nuclear war, I’m starting to get the feeling someone around here is in possession of a stolen artifact or perhaps someone read a passage from some ancient text that has left us all jinxed.
