Our mom was a huge fan of kiwi – it was her favorite fruit.  She always had a few lurking in her fruit bowl on her kitchen counter.  And I know why.  When fully ripened, it’s one of the sweetest, tastiest fruits around – yet this little brown fuzzy ball gets passed over...

The local news, newspapers and magazines always tout home safety;  be sure you regularly test your smoke alarms, be sure you have a carbon monoxide detector, be sure you clean out your dryer vent to prevent fires – the list goes on and on. But what truly amazes me is...