New England has no shortage of historical sites to visit, and if you’re like me, visiting historical homes is a favorite tourist pastime. I always try to scout out any old homes of famous writers, so I was pretty excited that Edith Wharton, one of my favorite authors, once lived in my home state. Located in the Berkshires in Lenox, Massachusetts, is the [...]
Some dogs do great when left alone, but others have a harder time being without their owner throughout the day. Cesar Millan, dog trainer extraordinaire, explains that the separation anxiety your pet feels often results in undesirable behavior. It can also cause your dog to feel depressed. As a solution, Millan created a line of audiobooks for dogs. The point of playing these audiobooks [...]
The ability to recognize familiar faces or to learn to recognize new ones is a complex image process that we, humans, take for granted. Other mammals such as chimps have that ability, but what about sheep? A recent study revealed that scientists succeeded in training sheep to recognize the faces of four celebrities by repeatedly presenting the sheep with photographs of their faces. [...]
For the holiday season, Lori treated the PSG team to dinner at the Capital Grille in Burlington, MA. While dining on delicious steaks, fresh and crisp salads, savory fries, creamy mashed potatoes, as well as other incredibly yummy food, we enjoyed each others company and conversation. Ending the dinner on a sweet note, we all indulged in the lavish desserts the restaurant offered. [...]
During my frequent trips to the Waltham Public Library, I noticed a plaque with the name Francis Buttrick on a wall of the brick building. Though I could safely assume that Francis Buttrick was a benefactor of the library, I was curious to learn more about him and the history of the building. Francis Buttrick came to Waltham in 1838 as a carpenter, [...]
The season is changing, and as the winter chill arrives—especially here in New England—what better way to enjoy it than to stay indoors and get crafty. Let’s bring winter inside our homes with these fun DIY ideas! A new take on classic snow globes are DIY waterless Items needed include glass jars, or clear plastic ornaments, artificial snow or glitter, small decorations such as [...]
When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a pirate or a knight. When I discovered the sport of fencing at age 8, that dream came true. There are three different types of fencing: foil, epee and sabre. In foil, the target area is only the torso, and you must hit with the point of the weapon (there’s a little button that gets [...]
With the holiday season upon us, many of us will indulge in sweet treats at the office and at home, unless you are someone who does not care much for sweets, a concept that may surprise some of us candy lovers! It turns out our sweet tooth has to do with two genetic variants of a hormone known as FGF21. Published research from [...]
One of my favorite ways to unwind after work or on the weekend is by playing video games. Here are some of our staff’s favorite games to play! Don jokes that Adobe InDesign is his favorite “game” because he’s so good at it. But as far as console games go, he prefers to stick to Forza and Rock Band—racing and rocking! Melina enjoys scary games [...]
I think one of the surest ways to find yourself in a disagreement with someone is by telling them a film adaptation is better than the original book. Of course, it is all a matter of personal opinion, but what films make that unpopular opinion true? Here are some films I feel succeeded the books. Girl, Interrupted: The book lacked so much detail that [...]