Happy Spring! The weather is getting warmer, the flowers are blooming, and “a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” as Tennyson said. Weddings are in the air this week, with celebrities such as Danica McKellar and David Letterman settling down, and “regular” people planning their own knot-tying events. It’s a time to celebrate, [...]

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Are you still receiving junk mail? If you haven’t signed up for The Privacy Council yet, you probably are. Most Americans get more than 10 pieces of junk mail a week, or over 500 pieces a year. That’s a lot of cut trees that usually end up in landfills.
Of course, some people look for alternative [...]

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Today is Johnny Appleseed Day!
According to Wise Herb’s Random Jottings, Johnny Appleseed was born John Chapman in 1774. He was known for traveling around the Midwest and introducing apple trees to the area, all while spreading a message of conservation, generosity and keeping life simple.
Many of us grew up hearing stories about Johnny Appleseed and [...]

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Spammers are industrious creatures. They know how to capitalize on an opportunity, and they move quickly. Since President Barack Obama took office a little more than a month ago, I’ve begun to receive emails allegedly from Obama himself, promising me a share of a variety of stimulus packages and government handouts. I doubt very much [...]

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