The truth is that, until recently, I didn't understand the difference between leasing and purchasing outright. I get that a lease is a short-term contract and that, at the end of it, you have to return the car, like a checked-out book that's due to the library. With purchasing?well, you've purchased the car. It's yours. What I don't get, though, is why some people choose to lease a vehicle instead of just buying it - I mean, who wants to have to return a car after they've just gotten used to it?? It turns…

If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you will take part in enjoying the most popular of Christmas traditions: the Christmas tree. While different families may apply slight variations, the practice of this tradition is reverently kept.   More and more people I know are jumping on the fake-tree bandwagon - which, I'll be honest, I don't understand. Sure, it's cleaner I GUESS, but what's Christmas without some extra vacuuming?

Sundance Film Festival 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" follows the creation and subsequent termination of electric cars in the United States in the 1990s. It seeks to discover the answer to a curious concern: "why would we dispose of something so ingenious?" Regardless of whether or not the United States made a mistake by postponing the arrival of a fuel-less, battery run vehicle, such detainment is now a thing of the past.

September 26^th marked the day of the third annual Driving for the Cure, a fundraiser golf tournament dedicated to the memory of Tom Cosenzi, who passed away after battling a brain tumor. The proceeds from the tournament go directly to Dr. Patrick Wen and his cancer-research team at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In the past two years, the tournament has gratefully raised large sums of money to further Dr. Wen's research.

What Christmas traits get you most excited for this time of the year? For some, it's the fact that Christmas season lasts over a month (guilty). Others may most enjoy the music, the festive foods, or the surprised and grateful looks on the faces of gift recipients (also guilty). No matter what devastation or hardship life may bring, Christmas seems like a constant source of joy and hope.