Usually, it's difficult to notice when an Alzheimer's patient progresses from the early stage of the disease into the moderate phase. One symptom to watch out for is a loss of their sense of time. ...more

October 29, 2009

The contents of a wallet often tell you what a person values, Royce M. Decker said today. "I thought success was having seven credit cards and maxing them out," Decker said with a chuckle about his youthful days to the audience at today's Business Development Week kickoff luncheon. West Pasco Chamber of Commerce organizes the annual business week, which continues through Jan. 31. ...more

January 26, 2009

Believe it or not, an alarm clock can change a child's life trajectory. Don't buy that? Well, before you discount the suggestion, check out Janine Walker Caffrey's book, "Drive: Nine Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve," which has been generating a lot of buzz lately. ...more

January 3, 2009

If Gators football fans have learned one lesson this season, it's not to be late for kickoff. ...more

November 28, 2008

Time will fall back this year, but in keeping with the 2005 law that changed the time that the time changes. ...more

October 27, 2008

The lawn mower's whine disrupts the morning peace of Coconut Drive like an alarm clock no one remembers setting. It rises and falls and rises again, as the angry machine cuts across the front-lawn jungle of an attractive house with great location and move-in potential. ...more

September 29, 2008

Some may say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," but a Do-it-Yourself guru known only as Mr. Jalopy puts a new spin on the worn-out phrase as he heads up an unlikely phenomenon called the Maker Movement. ...more

September 8, 2008

The kids have been back in school only a few days and already you're secretly loading squirt guns with ice water. There was a time you would've called such an idea cruel. Remember? Now, blasting your slumbering schnookums out of bed sounds, simply, brilliant. ...more

August 20, 2008

Rockin' Hardware Give a whole room, or a piece of furniture, an unusual and affordable makeover with ...more

August 20, 2008

Twinkle, twinkle, little Internet router. And cell phone. And digital video recorder. And cable modem. And game console. And power strip. And TV - even though it's turned off. ...more

August 4, 2008