Did you know that 66% of Americans drink coffee daily? Coffee is a big part of many New Mexicans’ mornings, and while milk and fancy creamers are popular, there are lots of fun and tasty alternatives to try. These are seven creative things to put in your coffee that aren’t milk, each with its own…
Every culture has its unwritten codes, and the United States is no exception. Whether it’s how we behave at a New Jersey theme park or how we share space on a city sidewalk, people instinctively know what’s “acceptable.” These rules aren’t in any handbook, but they’re powerful enough to keep things running smoothly, or make…
Self-checkout lanes seem like a great idea in theory, but many New Hampshire residents still choose not to use them. These are some of the most common reasons why shoppers prefer to stick with the (hopefully!) friendly face of a human cashier. Fear of Technology Many shoppers feel uneasy when it comes to using new…
Flip through any 1950s cookbook, and you’ll see it: the golden age of American comfort food. From creamy casseroles to slow-cooked pot roasts, these meals were staples on Formica tables across Nevada. Moms clipped recipes from magazines, dads carved roasts on Sunday, and kids licked their plates clean. These were the meals that defined a…
Slide open a closet stuffed with paisley shirts and corduroy jackets, and the pop-bright world of 1970s Nebraska tumbles out like a disco ball gone rogue. It was a decade when families argued over who got to sit closest to the wood-grained TV console for Saturday-morning cartoons, teens blasted eight-track tapes on joyrides through gas-line…
If you’ve ever watched doomsday prep shows, you know preppers will hoard just about anything. Some of it is genius, but plenty of it is questionable. Here are some prepper favorites among Montanans and people across the country that look good in a garage but won’t do much on doomsday. Gallons of Bleach Bleach sounds…
Imagine going back to 1995 and asking someone to “DM you a selfie of their latest meme.” They might hand you a pager and walk away confused. Our vocabulary has changed as quickly as our technology. Entire categories of words didn’t even exist three decades ago. Here’s a look at the terms that feel like…
As kids, superstitions felt like life-or-death instructions. Forgot to knock on wood? Say goodbye to good luck. Step on a crack? Better apologize to Mom’s chiropractor. Now as adults, we know it’s nonsense. But we still do it anyway. There’s something about tossing coins in fountains and wishing on stars that just feels too good…
From New England to the Deep South, certain quirky expressions have survived generations. Some phrases are funny, some are practical, and some sound completely made up. But in the right part of the country, they make perfect sense. Even Pennsylvania has a head-scratcher of its own. “Bless Your Heart” – The Southern Way to Say…
North Carolina got its first Wegmans in 2019. New York has had them since 1916. That’s over a hundred years of difference, and it shows up in ways that matter to anyone who’s shopped both. Here are seven reasons the North Carolina Wegmans experience doesn’t quite match what New York shoppers grew up with. 1….
