Friday, March 12, 2010
Q.Supermarket circulars now advertise pork chops and chicken breasts as "enhanced." It sounds like a marketing person's dream word, but what does it mean?
Friday, March 5, 2010
Q. What's the difference between soap and body wash (other than the price)?
A.Your timing is spot on, because a major milestone has just been reached in the bar soap/body wash battle: Last year, for the first time ever, American consumers bought more body wash than bar soap.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Q.I've noticed that the trees and shrubs that used to grace Paradise Pond on the Smith College athletic field have all been cut down. Why? Will more be planted?
Friday, February 19, 2010
Q.Don't robins fly South anymore? My yard has been full of them lately, and I've also seen bluebirds. What's going on? Is it too cold down South?
A. It's not too cold down South. Instead, it's warmer up North.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Q.I recently found two 2009 pennies with different designs on the backs. I haven't read about any changes. What's the story on these new pennies?
A.Today is the 201st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Q.Driving in Belchertown during last Thursday's storm, I saw an area of blackness that looked like a flock of locusts. It wasn't like a snow white-out, although it was snowing; it was total blackness. What caused it?
Friday, January 29, 2010
Q.My daughter has just developed an allergic reaction to salmon, becoming violently ill when she eats it. What substance in the salmon produces such a reaction? Does it make a difference whether the salmon is wild-caught or farm-raised?
