The Word Salad with Ron Forstrom

Closed and Opened again: A Swimming Pool's Tale

I always wanted to have a pool, but I thought it was out of my price range. Once I realized I could do it for an affordable price, I set out to make it happen. Little did I know at the time, just how much maintenance and research I would have to do just to keep it functioning properly. This is the story of a little swimming pool and my adventures in the making it a reality.

Everything is so Green!

Welcome to NH in the spring! The green I am referring to is not the wonderful grass and leaves that we see, but the green tree pollen of doom! So many of us are affected in some way by the tiny pellets of destruction that it requires some form of OTC medication for us just to be able to function, especially in the summer months that we've waited all winter for.

What's in a Word? ZIP

We use it all the time. We write the address on the outside of a letter or package, put it in the mail and it just gets to where it needs to be(most times). But what is the Zip code? What is it's purpose and how did it come to be? Well in today's episode I'll discuss just that.

Scam mode unlocked!

Video games have evolved from chessboards to pinball games, Atari to playstation and the ever popular phone apps. But what used to be a simple pay to play system, whether it's putting a quarter into a machine or buying a cartridge/disc, is now more about how much money can these gaming companies get out of you. The latest "scam" is that if you play a game, they'll give you free money. But what is it that they're really giving you or rather... taking from you?

Through the biographical lens

Movie biopics are all the rage today, but they've been around for quite some time. In this episode I'll let you in on a bunch of my personal favorites and the near future of the Biopic movie.