Home Secure Home
Headed away for the weekend? Or just want to keep your house safe? Here are our top tips for preventing burglary and break-ins:
Locked tight: Lock your doors and close your windows even if you step outside for just a moment. Theft is a crime of opportunity.
Home security evaluations: Contact your local police department — many [...]
“No-Fly Zone” For Smoking in Airports
“It is getting tougher for travelers with a nicotine habit to find a place to light up,” according to a recent NYTimes article.
On my last air travel trip, I sat next to a smoker. When the plane was delayed (we had to actually deplane and switch planes), she told me she thought about going through [...]
Neat Site: Healthfinder
Ever wish you could learn more about what causes your migraines? Your family’s history of breast cancer? Or just more about health care in general.
Today’s neat site, Healthfinder.gov, offers a huge health library, information about health care and links to health organizations. The site is run by the National Health Information Center of The Department [...]
Chimney Fire Safety
One of my favorite memories is sitting in front of our fireplace, warming up from being out in the cold weather and sipping on hot cocoa. Colder weather isn’t too far away so if you’re looking forward to “fireside chats” it might be a good idea to arrange for a chimney inspection.
Chimney fires can [...]
Do Not Call Listings to Expire in 2008
Have you put your number on the do not call list? The Do Not Call list premiered in June 2003 and numbers placed on the registry are only valid for five years.
So if you’re not sure when you registered, plan to re-register next year anyway and mark it on your calendar. I’m sure there will [...]
Finding Affordable Child Care
Child care is becoming increasingly expensive and quality, affordable care can be hard to find. We talked with Child Care Aware and child care providers to pull together a list of top things you can do to lower your weekly child care costs:
Start by contacting the local child care resource and referral agency in your [...]
Neat Site: Identity Theft Resource Center
Over 9 million Americans were affected by identity theft in the last year…were you a victim? Chances are you might not know it yet - the average time to detect identity theft is 14 months!
Today’s neat site, The Identity Theft Resource Center, offers helpful information for victims as well as for those looking to avoid [...]
Foul Play
How do you know if your home has been burglarized? Our contacts in police stations gave us the top warning signs of a home break-in:
Open or broken windows and doors
Broken screens, frames and door jams
Unfamiliar footprints
Damaged shrubbery, trees and bushes near windows and doors.
Certain lights are now turned on or off.
If you see any [...]
Sleeping on a Plane
Not an easy task as many will assure you!
Here are a few sleeping tricks I’ve pulled together from friends, my own travels, and some online resources to help you catch some zzzz’s on your next flight:
1. Choose a window seat. This way you won’t be disturbed if someone has to get up to use the [...]
Next!
Similar to those seen at the airport, some hospitals are now asking ER patients to check-in using electronic kiosks.
According to this AP article, “Patients spend about eight minutes at the kiosks, using touchscreens to enter their name, age, and other personal information. The computer shows the patient a list of ailments to choose from, like [...]