March 6, 2013 Driving a car or truck is second nature to most of us but that doesn't mean there aren't things that we fear when we're behind the wheel. Here, in Central New York, our driving fears usually center on weather and related road conditions but the Daily Mail reports that those aren't the only things that worry us.
March 6, 2013 I can't tell you how many times that when I told somebody that I worked on the air at a radio station they responded, "Making the big bucks, right?" Not quite. Forbes lists radio or TV personality as one of the occupations people think make more money than they do. There are a few surprises on the list.
March 5, 2013 March is "National Frozen Food Month" (no, it's not a paid holiday), and I'm sure if you looked in your fridge, you'd see plenty of frozen food items. But, frozen foods don't keep forever, and some need to be tossed after a bit.
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March 4, 2013 When you pick out a package for cable TV you probably want to make sure that it includes your favorite channels. However to receive those handful of stations you want you have to take dozens, even hundreds of channels you could care less about. Why? Is your cable provider trying to punish you? The answer, according to Atlantic Monthly is pretty simple.
So you've got all your documents gathered. You've got your; W2s, 1099s, mortgage interest, daycare expenses, receipts and your copy of last years return. You're ready to load your tax software or hop online and do it yourself this year. Are you sure?
February 25, 2013 Winter blahs? Cabin Fever? (If so, check out our Cabin Fever Giveaway). Maybe you've just returned from some fun in the sun after the Mid-Winter Break with the family. But, if you're planning a vacation to beat the rest of winter in central New York, check out the world's top 25 beaches.
February 25, 2013 We've been hearing a lot on the news about the upcoming budget "sequester" in Washington. But aside from being a terrible word to try and spell in a spelling bee what, exactlly, does "sequester" or "sequestration" mean?
February 25, 2013 Men, you can identify with this. You say, "How much longer, dear" and she say's "A couple of minutes, I'm putting on my makeup". Translation, take a seat fella'. A new study has determined that the average woman spends 374 days, over a year, applying makeup a number that works out to be 3 hours and 19 minutes a week. Let's break that down.
February 23, 2013 I am an admitted movie junkie. That fact makes picking this years Academy Award--"Oscar"--winners extremely difficult as there are so many great movies and preformances to choose from. Here are my picks in the 5 major categories.
You can drink by yourself on St. Patrick's Day (totally not fun) or at a house party (marginally fun) but what about mixing it up with friends and strangers alike at a bar DEDICATED to all things Irish and GREEN? You can go anywhere in and around Utica to celebrate, but here's our Top 7 pubs and bars that you simply MUST visit and knock back a Guinness or two or... !!
February 22, 2013 I don't think the idea that women talk more than men is in dispute but why is it that the ladies can go on and on while the menfolk practice a more economical use of words. As it turns out there is a scientific reason behind the superior amount of verbiage.
