A couple of winters ago, in yet another triumph of hope over experience, I planted a couple of tomato plants.…
Don’t think you can use food to describe everything in life? Clearly, you’re not Greek. Most Greeks are obsessed with…
I have a love/hate relationship with cleaning. On the one hand, I love a clean house. I mean, who doesn’t?…
This weekend, please don’t share your love life with the neighbors. Have some mercy. Don’t be that guy. I’m writing…
Important Note! “Smug Sunday” is not meant as professional advice; it’s simply my opinion based on what has worked for…
You’ve probably been to a yard sale. You may have even been dumb enough to host a yard sale. Don’t…
In the early 1960s, my parents bought a “summer house” in Brick Township, New Jersey. Any resemblances to that town…
For those who wondered why we just knew that those neighbors (of “Giant Hot Dog” fame) had stolen a rental…
We live in a neighborhood that’s full of character. Or, as my mother used to say, “You’ve got a lot…
Full disclosure: it wasn’t a cruise ship. It was an awesome condo with an ocean view that we rented for…