Tissue paper enjoys a fascinating history, dating back to its use as a gas mask filter during World War I and later as a cold cream remover in the 1920s. Eventually, of course, consumers discovered that tissue was great as a disposable handkerchief, and today tissue paper like Kleenex is synonymous with blowing one’s nose….
This post contains affiliate links. Pencils are magical — and in more ways than one. They can create new ideas in the most unlikely of places. They can serve as a muse for beautiful stories and images. They can help you solve difficult problems, whether those problems are in Algebra or in life. The greatest…
This post contains affiliate links. At some point in my childhood, I was exposed to Cinnamon Toast Crunch. With its crisp whole wheat and rice squares covered with sugar and cinnamon, I was immediately drawn in. As an adult, I still like the General Mills cereal, even if I realize it’s got a fair amount…
Most stores have their own private labels. Private labels — also called house brands — are brands specific to that store. Dollar General, for example, stocks certain food products under the Clover Valley label. Dollar Tree sells electronics under E-Circuit. Family Dollar sells cereal under Chestnut Hill. Some shoppers, perhaps understandably, confuse those private labels…
This post contains affiliate links. USB cables are one of the more underrated necessities in my life right now. I keep them just about everywhere. I keep them in my living area (attached to a quad charger) to charge my phone and Kindle. I keep them in near my writing area so I can charge…
Coca-Cola is my favorite soft drink. I’ve always been a fan of the taste, and while I don’t drink it often, it’s fabulous to have on special occasions. I like it best out of the fountain, but I’ll take bottles and cans, too. I also don’t mind taking other colas as a substitute. Pepsi is…
I work in education, and even in the technology age, students still need pencils. Some standardized tests are — at least at the time of this post — still pencil and paper, and I still give assignments that require them to use something other than a Chromebook, phone, or tablet. (Those assignments are a nice…
Chicken soup is an old soup, maybe as old as since humans learned how to boil water. As a practical matter, cooking meat in water can stretch out the use of that meat, from a pound of poultry that might feed a few people to a vat of soup that might feed a dozen. The…
Soup is often referred to as a comfort food. When winter sets in, going outdoors becomes less common, and people like to seek out things to make being inside more inviting. Hot foods, which are less common in the hot summer months, suddenly have their moment. Canned soups have been around for a while, and…
Today Dollar Tree issued a press release discussing its finances for the third quarter of the 2021 fiscal year (July through September). The company discussed several things, but the biggest news among them was the announcement of a new $1.25 price point on the “majority” of Dollar Tree’s products. The company says that this will…