There's a man named Barry Hoffner and he's visited every country on Earth except for one . . . and he says traveling light is the secret to surviving life on the road.     (In case you were wondering, the only country left for him is North Korea . . . but he plans on going soon.)     According to Barry, here are five things you should never leave home without:     1.  A portable power bank.  Barry says, "You never know when you're not going to have electricity."   2.  He also swears by a backpack instead [...]

If you have the time and energy, entertaining young kids isn't hard during the summer. Take them to the pool or to the beach . . . to a rec center or an amusement park . . . or even a neighborhood park.     Teens can be a lot trickier, especially if you want "cool" stuff.     Someone on Threads put together a list of "15 summer traditions to start with a teenager."  (It's a little more wholesome than "cool" . . . so maybe it skews YOUNG teen, pre-16.  Unless your teen WANTS more time with you.)     [...]

Do you put your ketchup in the fridge? Because according to food safety experts, ketchup is perfectly fine sitting in the pantry after you open it.     Here's what a professor of food science had to say about it, "I store my tomato ketchup in the cupboard next to the barbecue sauce . . . It's high in acid, so microbes die off quicker at room temperature compared to in the refrigerator."     Plus, room temperature ketchup pours out a whole lot easier than the cold stuff. And it's not just ketchup . . . soy sauce and some [...]