SILI TONGS You know how it is. Your toaster decides to take your slices hostage and you stand there wondering whether your utensil surgical skills are good enough to both pluck the bread from the slots and steer clear of electrocution. If only you had a set of Sili Gourmet Stand-Up Toaster Tongs. Not only do they let you play Operation without running a stream of 120 voltage through your body, the tongs also stand on end. Which, we're told by reliable sources familiar with the tongs, is convenient for storage. Also for use with other food, but toast rescue appears to be the primary purpose. The 12-inch tongs cost $15. Available starting at the end of the month from William Bounds at www ...more

March 22, 2009

Trish Mills remembers Christmases past when her young son never got a present from his dad. The parent was in prison at the time, unable to shop. It wasn't until years later Mills, now 57, learned about Angel Tree, a Prison Fellowship program that provides a way for incarcerated parents to have gifts delivered to their children. Her husband, now her ex-husband, could have participated, but never did. ...more

December 24, 2008