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Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool: Enjoying the fruits of our labor

rachel_swick

13 years ago

As I sit in the sunshine on our back deck, I can't help but think how lucky we are to live in such...
Adventures in Drool
Fitness Friday: On the ball

rachel_swick

13 years ago

A balance ball or stability ball is a great tool for working out at home. I used mine all through...
Heroes and villains

kara_nuzback

13 years ago

“You’re just jealous because I’m a genuine freak, and you have to wear a mask.” – The Penguin...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool: Make it yourself

rachel_swick

13 years ago

Constantly worried about money? Or are you worried about chemicals in your every day products?...
Adventures in Drool
Fitness Friday: Strap in, let's go

rachel_swick

13 years ago

If you have an active baby, like I do, finding activities can be fun, but also a burden. Droolface...
The Mojo Wire
Where have all the good times gone?

ryan_mavity

13 years ago

Last night against the San Jose Sharks could be called “Throwback Night” for the Washington...
The Tax Therapist
How to track expenses to improve bookkeeping

MobileTax

13 years ago

Businesses and personal expense tracking has been made easier by technology. Digital solutions...
Adventures in Drool
Drool: The Amish experiment

rachel_swick

13 years ago

Would you consider getting rid of your cell phone for a year? How about your computer? College...
Geothermal- Is it Worth the Cost?

Capstone

13 years ago

Capstone Homes builds Delaware beach homes, and we regularly install geothermal systems into our...
Adventures in Drool
Fitness Friday: 1-2-3 and stretch

rachel_swick

13 years ago

Ah, stretching. It's the body's way of waking up and it helps connect muscles to the mind. While...
Mac’s World
We do it because we care

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

Why would sane people change into their bathing suits in the dead of winter and then run into the...
The Mojo Wire
A few quick thoughts on the Super Bowl

ryan_mavity

13 years ago

Some thoughts on the Giants’ 21-17 victory over the Patriots, as well as the pomp and circumstance...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool: We’ve got the gripe

rachel_swick

13 years ago

In Spanish, gripe (pronounced gree-pah) means cold or flu, but in my experience, it is often used...
The Tax Therapist
Why hire a bookkeeper for your small business?

MobileTax

13 years ago

It takes a village to raise a child. In the same way, it takes collaboration to run a successful...
Mac’s World
The Super Bowl: When commercials are entertainment

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

The game is over, and now it's time to pick and choose the best commercials. Most people I've...
New "authentic" movie highlights Lincoln's crusade...

donflood

13 years ago

“Aside From the Vampires, Lincoln Film Seeks Accuracy” – Headline from The New York Times...
The Mojo Wire
Turning heel

ryan_mavity

13 years ago

In my own mind, I hear Jim Ross shouting about how I’ve got no heart, I’ve got no soul and I’ve got...
Adventures in Drool
Fitness Friday: Don’t forget lower body

rachel_swick

13 years ago

While cardio helps burn through that stubborn chub, don’t forget to do some strength-training for...
Schell Blog
Why Live, Work and Play at the Beach?

schellbrothers

13 years ago

As members of the beach community, we’re reminded every day of the reasons we came to live, work,...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool: Making the most of every minute

rachel_swick

13 years ago

As a working mama, I worry about the amount of time I spend away from Droolface. The early morning...
Active Adults Delaware
Tips to get a Mortgage

ksperl

13 years ago

Everyone keeps talking about how hard it is to get a mortgage with today’s tighter lending...
Service went too far absolving Paterno of...

donflood

13 years ago

On Thursday, a memorial service with 12,000 mourners was held at Penn State in honor of Joe Paterno...
Adventures in Drool
Drool: He's how old now?

rachel_swick

13 years ago

I know most of my entries are pretty upbeat – that’s because I am generally a positive, go-get-em...
Thank heaven for derby girls

kara_nuzback

13 years ago

"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got."  — Janis Joplin I have never been a...
Adventures in Drool
Drool: Fitness Friday!

rachel_swick

13 years ago

Tomorrow my son will be 7 months old. Wow, how time flies. He has stretched from a 7-pound peanut...
The Mojo Wire
Troubled times in Fat City

ryan_mavity

13 years ago

Yeah, we’re still not over last Sunday here in the Ravens Nation Army. Last Sunday’s 23-20 defeat...
Mac’s World
Sussex County hotbed of the prayer debate

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

Sussex County appears to be the hotbed of the never-ending struggle of separation of church and...
Remodel or Move?? If Move, We Are The One To Call !!!

rallamong

13 years ago

If you’re looking to make some upgrades to your home this year, be sure to think about what makes...
Adventures in Drool
Drool: Travels with baby revisited

rachel_swick

13 years ago

I know I have written about traveling with baby before, but have I got a story for you ... After a...
The Mojo Wire
Billy Cundiff=Ray Finkle

ryan_mavity

13 years ago

…And let’s hope for the sake of humanity that Cundiff doesn’t go off the rails, get a sex change,...
Mac’s World
UPDATED: On Blockhouse Pond

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

Blockhouse Pond Park in Lewes is home to Canada geese and other members of the animal kingdom, if...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool: The hoarding of the diapers

rachel_swick

13 years ago

I’m a diaper hoarder That’s right, I’m coming clean. I hoard diapers. Wait, just a second – I’m...
Delaware's not the First State when it comes to open...

donflood

13 years ago

A few years back, when I was editor of the Dover Post, we ran something about a legislator whose...
Adventures in Drool
Fitness Friday: Ab-pocalypse

rachel_swick

13 years ago

I’ve always wanted to make my own word! I’m sure others have come up with ab-pocalypse, but it...
The Mojo Wire
Joe Flacco’s Chance of a Lifetime

ryan_mavity

13 years ago

“Killin’ them corners like Ed Lineback like Ray Man, we wacko like Flacco Look out for that Purple...
Mac’s World
It's good to have Dan Kramer back

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

Dan Kramer has broken his silence. The Greenwood resident has taken on the role of Sussex County...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool - No. 3

rachel_swick

13 years ago

My kid has gone viral. Has yours? I am totally enthralled by viral videos. It’s a new obsession...
Lord's Prayer not on trial, just the county's...

donflood

13 years ago

“Sussex: Lord’s Prayer goes on trial,” the headline read. Sounds more ominous than it is. The Lord’...
Active Adults Delaware
What do all those initials mean?

ksperl

13 years ago

Do you ever wonder what all those initials are about? You know that long list of three and four...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool: Fitness Friday!

rachel_swick

13 years ago

Happy Friday fellow servants in the kingdom of drool! Today I must report it seems my baby grew...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool 2.5

rachel_swick

13 years ago

Eating with baby Now that our tot is tackling solid foods, we have entered a whole new ballgame...
Barefootin'
Upticking economy and pre-dawn observations

dennis_forney

13 years ago

12 January 2012 • Waning gibbous moon Fernando Guajardo owns the Clothes2You dry cleaning business...
The Mojo Wire
What’s over is over and nothing between/Ravens vs....

ryan_mavity

13 years ago

As a lover of the collective oeuvre of Arnold Schwarzenegger, I know as well as anybody that to...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool No. 2

rachel_swick

13 years ago

My pediatrician thinks I’m cool. Do you? The well-baby checkups have become a welcome task for me...
Mac’s World
Vintage photos help bring stories to life

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

We tend to forget it, but the stories and photographs we work on at this newspaper are part of...
Ron Paul lands critical Kelly Clarkson endorsement

donflood

13 years ago

Now that former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has thrown her support to Ron Paul, one big...
Brand new pair of roller skates

kara_nuzback

13 years ago

“Can anybody be given a great deal of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to...
Adventures in Drool
Adventures in Drool: Fitness Friday!

rachel_swick

13 years ago

It's Fitness Friday here in the drool kingdom. Each new year brings a mad rush to the gym, a quick...
Mac’s World
Fighting Sioux are now no-names

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

I've always been fascinated with the ongoing debate over sports teams with Native American names...
Mac’s World
Cupcakes steal the show

ron_macarthur

13 years ago

I'm probably the last person in the area to see the movie “Mayor Cupcake.” It was a big hit at last...