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When I open my toolbox, I still notice the Stanley logo on some of the screwdrivers. Growing up, the word Stanley represented not only tools, but those hammertone green products like the indestructible thermos. Remember the one? But in 2020 things would change drastically for the company all thanks to the 40-ounce cup you see everywhere in stores and online. Stanley has been around forever, 110...

Well, that was interesting. The market just cratered into an abyss after suffering some stunning declines thanks to coronavirus and an oil war. If you like numbers, the Dow Jones industrial average face-planted 7.8 percent to close at 23,851. The S&P 500 shed 7.6 percent by the close and the Nasdaq tumbled 7.3 percent. A lot of us have heard the term ‘circut breaker’ being tossed...

Tis’ the season for sifting through the up-charges on your phone and cable bills. Spending time on the phone with a service provider of any sort – for any length of time – is about as fun as a appendectomy. So much to my chagrin, I felt like I should probably challenge the 100% increase on my AT&T phone bill that greeted me this month. Yes, we upgraded our phones. But we...

I asked my daughter Bella (who’s almost 4 years old) what she wanted for Christmas this year. Without missing a beat, she said L.O.L. Dolls. What the hell is an L.O.L. Doll, I thought? Apparently, they’re the rage. And their proper name is L.O.L. Surprise! Dolls. Perhaps your kid asked for them this year? Upon further review, these dolls are ridiculous. Not in a good way...