What are some of your favorite small, local gift ideas for the holidays?
When I was growing up, we always looked forward to the box of special chocolates we’d get from my mom’s family in Michigan. This got me thinking about how meaningful (and inexpensive) small local...
View ArticleWhat’s the best holiday gift for a teenager?
Having teenagers is weird; they’re becoming adults, and I continue to act like a child. (It’s the circle of life.) And when it comes to getting them holiday gifts, it’s even more complicated… Our...
View ArticleWhat are some great holiday gift suggestions for wives?
Is it a spa day? is it Jewelry? Is it a microwaveable neck pillow? (Is it all of the above?) This may or may not become tougher as the years go by. People express themselves in different ways: Duo...
View ArticleWhat are some great gift suggestions for husbands?
Last week it was the blushing brides – now it’s dad’s turn. What does “man” really want this holiday season? As my cohost Duo Dickinson would say on his Facebook page, discern and discuss…
View ArticleWhat’s the best inexpensive winter vacation?
As we prepare to exit the door labeled “The Holidays”, we find ourselves facing another long, hard winter. (Okay, this isn’t the plains in the 19th century, but I have a flair for the melodramatic.)...
View ArticleRead any good books lately?
It’s easier than ever to read a book these days. In addition to the traditional pulp-based product, there are Kindles, Nooks, Droids – iPhones, iPods and iPads. One difficult task remains, however:...
View ArticleSeen any good TV lately?
For me, it’s Madmen, starting with season one, episode one, on Netflix streaming. (Duo comments, in this week’s radio show/podcast, that Madmen was so well done that it brings back vivid personal...
View ArticleWhat’s your favorite inexpensive form of entertainment?
I know this is going to make me sound old, but I can’t believe how expensive something as simple as going to the movies has become. With popcorn, candy and soda, a family of four can easily run up a...
View ArticleWhat is your favorite smartphone app?
In Episode 12 at the New Haven Open, Gary Choronzy (our web guru) complained about what he perceived to be “techno bashing” in previous conversations. Invoking the story of the Luddites, Duo...
View ArticleWhat is your favorite new piece of technology?
Our web guy, Gary Choronzy has often complained to me about what he perceives to be “techno-bashing” in some of our conversations. (I’m not going to say who Gary blames for said bashing… but he is a...
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