Stay awake during a road trip

The older I get, the harder it is for me to stay awake at the wheel during a long road trip. Here are some great tips from Justin Glow at my favorite travel blog, Gadling.

Six Tips to Stay Awake on Road Trips

I am in the early stages of planning for my next vacation. It was easy to rule out international travel this year, due to the horrible value of the US dollar. I am still not sure where I will go or how I will get there. I have ideas, but I think I will save them for my next post.

And the benefits keep on coming; wine and its antibacterial agents

According to a news release by the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, wine has been found to "combat oral bacteria."

"Overall, our findings seem to indicate that wine can act as an effective antimicrobial agent against the tested pathogenic oral streptococci and might be active in caries and upper respiratory tract pathologies prevention"

Soon we'll read about the wonders of wine's stain-fighting action. I would pay big bucks for a good merlot guaranteed not to stain white cotton capris.