Backyard Brawl: Traeger Ironwood 650 vs Weber SmokeFire EX6 (2nd Gen)

Backyard Brawl: Traeger Ironwood 650 vs Weber SmokeFire EX6 (2nd Gen)

Who doesn’t enjoy a smoky whiff of lovingly seasoned, slow-cooked Southern-style BBQ? Try cooking meat and fish in a first-rate smoker and you’ll get all that savory goodness in your backyard. Pellet grills and smokers are no longer just for nerds, and – despite their new-found popularity – they aren’t new, either. They were invented […]

How to Organize a Play Space for the Kids

Every parent out there might agree that extra time shared with the kids has been a godsend. But what parent isn’t sometimes overwhelmed by the mess of Lego blocks, Magna-Tiles, and toy robots throughout the house? Here’s how you get organized.

How to DIY an Outdoor Theater in Your Backyard

When it comes to watching full-length movies, nothing beats a big screen. Here’s a look at our picks for the gear you’ll need for setting up a home theater in your backyard this summer.

What You Should Know About Mother’s Day

When is Mother’s Day in 2021? And whose idea was it to create this holiday, in the first place? You’ll find the answers to both questions in its surprising origin story.

The Epidemic Accelerates!

Look down. What do you see? Statistically, at least one out of every nine of you are going to be looking at clear evidence of obesity. Ladies, for you, it’s one out of every seven! No, I’m not talking about ‘a couple of extra pounds’, I’m talking about obesity!  It gets worse… 1 in 40 of […]

Biologists Look to the Dawn of Life to Study the Causes of Cancer

Cancer has origins in ancient cellular pathways

Has cancer touched your life? People who have loved ones or friends afflicted with the disease are often left to wonder why cancer exists at all.   The answer, like the disease, is surprisingly complicated. Cancer is part of life’s ancient apparatus. The disease is not a modern aberration, but a bygone survival response embedded […]

Helping Your Child to Succeed When They Fail

Regardless of age, failure’s a bitter pill to swallow. We all want to be winners. But it’s an absolute reality that failure is a normal – and necessary, part of life. Kids that are driven to succeed at all costs are usually devastated when they fail at something. That devastation can lead to a loss […]

Give me back my club… NOW!

It may be the 21st century, but our genes are trapped in the past!

I took my 12 year old son to his regular Saturday basketball match yesterday. His team lost – against a team that they have previously beaten multiple times. My son played a good game. Both the coach and the team manager praised his effort. In fact, as usually happens, he scored around 30% of the […]