The Olympics ended last night, and my ring withdrawal is already painful.
Two-plus weeks of great stories, live (sometimes) and in color right there in your living room. Michael Phelps? Absolutely. Screaming and yelling at Jason Lezak’s comeback in the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay? You bet. And gymnastics and diving and volleyball (beach and traditional.) Also [...]

I’m an HGTV junkie. I admit it. I find the shows oddly relaxing. And what I learned from them probably assisted me in getting a contract on my home in five days in 2007, even as the market was slip-sliding away. (Though the past six months of doing projects in my new home has taught [...]