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“Where tradition meets celebration” is the theme for this year’s Oktoberfest button design contest.  The tradition dates back to 1961.  Office@oktoberfestusa.com is the email address for you to send your design.  Be sure to read all the entry details before you start your design. Feb. 27th is the deadline.

Michigan State Police is testing the all-electric 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E police vehicle.  Other police agencies that use the Ford Mach-E include Ann Arbor; Oakdale, California and Westchester County, New York.  Ford has a history dating back to the early 1900’s of offering police vehicles. 

In the past 100 years, men have grown taller and heavier at more than twice the rate of women, a new study shows.  Increase in height of approximately 0.66 inches for women and 1.59 inches for men, as well as an average weight gain of 5.95 pounds for women and 14.29 pounds for men.  The […]

Here are some PIN numbers that have been exposed on the dark Web.  Might want to stay away from (or change) yours if you see it.  Some of the more popular choices were:  1234, 1111, 0000, 1212 and 7777…lucky sevens in a row.

If you don’t want to have a mess to clean up, keep the following out of your car when the temperature drops to below zero degrees:  eggs, medications, electronics, aerosol cans and canned drinks and canned foods.  Unless you enjoy cleaning things like soda and canned beans off the floor, the ceiling and the crevices […]

For the past 20 years, the third Monday in January has become known as Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year.  Contributing factors include:  bad weather, short days, good Christmas feelings have disappeared, New Year’s resolutions have failed, motivation is at rock bottom and summer and vacation days are a long way away.  […]

Usage based insurance trackers, usually an app on your phone, could save you hundreds of dollars per year.  The app tracks your time of day, speed, miles driven and other statistics to determine a possible savings.  It also tracks cell phone usage when you are driving.  Somewhat invasive but…My tracker reviews the information every six […]

Remember the garbage truck that Donald Trump rode in during his run for the presidency?  That truck will be in the upcoming inauguration parade in Washington DC.  The man who drove the truck for the publicity stunt will be driving that same truck in the parade.  The company is also sending two other trucks to […]

People with highly sedentary jobs — accounting for 80% of the current US workforce — face a significantly higher risk of insomnia.  The amount of technology used at work, levels of physical activity and work schedules were the three areas that a new study concentrated on.   Those working overnight hours were 66% more likely to […]