Many cat lovers would love to actually own their own cats, but think they can’t achieve their dream because of their pesky allergies. Admiring cats from a distance is all they think they can do. But there are ways, however, to take the sneezing et al. In stride.  But looking and not touching may not…Read more »

Our feline companions have a reputation of being finicky eaters, the furry embodiments of “picky, picky, picky.” But what if you have a cat that you want to force into “Overeaters Anonymous”? Your cat eats and eats and eats, and then eats more. What’s up with that? Veterinarian Arnold Plotnick weighed in on the issue…Read more »

She was the new girl at a big-deal San Francisco salon. She was trained to do massage, facials, the whole 9 yards in spa treatment and beauty care. But what was new for her were the guys, asking to get their eyebrows done. Wow. Times are changin’ ! No more girlfriends or wives calling to…Read more »

You’re a Baby Boomer, you’re eternally young, you’re invincible, but geez, it’s been getting a little bit harder to run up those stairs at home, or hop out of the bathtub. It’s time to renovate, you say, to make your house more, er, maneuverable as you enter your golden years. But watch out, O Intrepid…Read more »

Just when you thought that you had had it up to here with Lonely Planet and Rough Guides and Frommer’s and Fodor’s and Michelin, out pops another travel guide series, this one from Indagare. Indagare is a lot of things: a member-based travel Web site, a newsletter, a community and advisory and booking service that…Read more »