This post is an open thread and contains affiliate links. Almost two decades ago, on October 12, 2002, I attended my first Division I football game. A friend of a friend had season tickets for the University of Illinois, and…
This post is an open thread and contains affiliate links. Spring and summer are great for a lot of reasons. No more frigid winter temperatures. No more ice and snow. Baseball. Cookouts. Swimming. It’s great. Except for the parts that…
This post is an open thread and contains affiliate links. As spring approaches summer, the temperatures start to go from cool to hot. Depending on where you live, that switch can flip rather dramatically. In my neck of the woods,…
Little grocers are big business right now. Thanks to their small footprint, they can fit in more places than a big box store. What’s more, they’re often easier to get into, through, and out of. Sure, they may not have…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated on 5/26/22 with a recall announcement from Aldi. On May 20, 2022, The J. M. Smucker Co. issued a recall of certain Jif peanut butter products sold in the United States over concerns of Salmonella contamination. Salmonella can…
Honey Nut Cheerios is the best-selling cereal in the United States. The original Cheerios date back to the early 1940s, but General Mills hit the jackpot in 1979 when it added honey and almond flavor to the oat-based cereal. The…
Every major holiday feels important in its own way, but there is something particularly consequential about Memorial Day. For one, it’s a day when we commemorate those who died in the service of our country. That in and of itself…
This post contains affiliate links. In the 1930s, a British company called Rowentree’s developed a four-finger chocolate-covered wafer. Originally called Rowentree’s Chocolate Crisp, the sweet treat was renamed Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937, and the name was shortened further…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post gets into some topics that might be politically sensitive for some. Our readers are always free to comment, but we do ask commenters to be mindful of our Community Guidelines. The summer of 2021 was, in…
This post contains affiliate links. Ice cream is a marvelous dessert. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t sell so well. It’s sweet, filling, and hits the spot on a hot summer afternoon. Whether it’s a vanilla sundae or mint chip in…
