I bought a bag of cherries from the store the other day. I thought it would be a good snack for the kids during a little picnic. I went to the drawer for a combination tool that minces garlic and pits cherries. I can state firmly that this tool is horrible. The pitting portion of [...]

OK. You think this is obvious right? Actually, my mother showed me how to peel a banana just last year. Apparently Mark Summer told her how to peel a banana. So… what is the secret? Peel it from the bottom instead of the stem end. Mark was kidding around with my mom as she struggled [...]

Librarians have had the corner of the market when dispensing advice on what books might be enjoyable or interesting based on what we have liked in the past. This soon may change. Booklamp is trying to do for books, what many web sites have done for music, offer suggestions based on your previous favorites. According [...]