My 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid has served me fairly well. With slightly more than 120,000 miles, it has only had one major issue (please see My Ford Escape Hybrid Brake Repair Experience – The Brakes Broke the Bank! and Ford Escape Hybrid Brake Failure – Revisited).

[Editor’s Note: This blog post is one of our most popular and it has prompted many excellent questions from interested readers. Please take the time to read through the comments at the end of this posting as the additional information may be very usefu…

As luck would have it, you can enjoy this very moist brownie for only 1.3 points per piece. I don’t think leprechauns even get that lucky. 🙂 The recipe called this delicious dessert a cake but it’s just too moist and dense, like a soft chewy brownie. …

This post includes a pretty good video done by Quicken Loans that gives an overview of the appraisal process. If you are a first time home buyer this is a good video to watch that may answer some questions you could have about appraisals. While the video is done for a national lender, the issues […]

Although various news sources have been reporting for several weeks (also mentioned here and here) that Nelson County’s Devils Backbone was planning an expansion, apparently it’s now officially official. Nelson County Life reports that a loca…

Nice and refreshing, this chocolate coffee smoothie could almost serve as your morning breakfast to start you on your day. Who says you can’t enjoy a little ice cream for breakfast? :)Low-Point Chocolate Coffee SmoothieIngredients:- 1/4 cup water- 1/4 …

One of the things that we have realized over the years that all buyers have in common, is the desire to find a great deal on a home. That’s common sense. However, there are many different approaches to find that “great deal.” One such approach is to watch the market for a home where the […]

It was a fine coincidence. The evening I finished my review of Flying Dog Raging Bitch, I found another package on the front porch. This time our friends at Flying Dog had sent a bottle of their Coffee Stout. Part of the brewery’s Wild Dog series, the …

I’ve recently been diagnosed with Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. AAADD

This is how it manifests itself:

I decide to water the garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I head tow…

What happens when you mix thin juicy steak strips with vegetables, a tasty stir-fry sauce, and serve over rice? Well, nothing…until you taste it. In the movie Julie & Julia, they said you’re never supposed to say “Yum” when tasting a completed re…