DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, my friend and neighbor, “Jill,” told me how much she enjoyed an online mothers group she participated in, so I joined. Last week, Jill announced on the Web site that she’s pregnant with her second child. I congratulated her online, then congratulated her husband in person when I ran […]

Good morning! Well, everyone’s garden should be popping up rather nicely considering the warm temperatures interspersed with long, gentle rains. We may not like gray, rainy days, but our gardens certainly do. In case you haven’t noticed, the songbirds and the hummers are back and the bumblebees are bumbling along helping our gardens grow. I […]

 Hillary Eaton is marketing director at Austin Associates by day and artist by night. As marketing director for an Auburn accounting firm, Hillary Eaton’s days are spent in the corporate world. As an artist, her nights are spent in a world of pastels and prints. Some people might have trouble juggling the two, but not […]

The driving thing gets all the publicity and even the legislation.But I am becoming convinced that another cell phone habit is every bit the menace, or would be if not for the absence of two tons of motorized steel. I’m talking about the talk ‘n’ walk, the traveling violation, the taking of the European nickname […]

BC-AV-TRAINING:MCT – lifestyle (850 words) Treadmill weirdness: Excellent workout! (NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR MCT NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION. To subscribe to ADVENTURE, see purchase information below.) By Wina Sturgeon Adventure Sports Weekly (adventuresportsweekly.com) (MCT) You don’t have to do the same old boring treadmill work. You don’t have to ploddy, ploddy forward while the gym rats […]

Night Life Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Thursday. Tonight Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Karaoke with DJ Mike C, 8 p.m. to […]

By Pete Carey San Jose Mercury News I unpacked my vintage earphones and compact disc player on a recent flight to Washington and settled back for a few hours of uninterrupted fumbling with CDs and untangling various cords and wires. No problem, really, because I’ve always lugged this stuff with me on trips. I’m used […]

By Tim Barker St. Louis Post-Dispatch So I’m back in the office after spending a week at home, working on turning my attic into something more than a place to store junk. Just before I left, one of the big stories in the tech world revolved around Apple’s curious decision to include an app in […]

By Etan Horowitz The Orlando Sentinel If you don’t like the results that come up when you search for your name on Google, you now have a new free way to make sure people find the online information you want them to by creating a free Google Profile and filling it with accurate information. 1. […]