I just returned from New Orleans, and this third time was truly a charm. Not that I didn’t enjoy my first two visits, because I did. But this time, I learned so much. In addition to a truly enlightening Ghost Tour, where I listened to some fascinating history that I hadn’t heard on my previous… Read More Nawlins…The Big Easy
I’ve always enjoyed reading Dear Abby. I don’t read the column consistently, but whenever something pops up in my news feed or somewhere else, I take the time to read it (my other guilty pleasure is reading the reddit, “Am I the asshole?” feed). And now I know why. Recently, an old column has been… Read More Dear Abby
It’s no big secret that I love oysters…fried, grilled, or raw…I’ll eat them any way they are served. When my wife and I go to our favorite seafood restaurant in Seattle every eight weeks (that’s how frequently I go to the big city to get my hair cut), we always order a dozen oysters on… Read More Fact or Fiction…Oysters are an aphrodisiac
Seems like 100 years ago, I was sitting in my Psych 101 course listening to the professor talk about the various giants in the field of study. My father was an avid follower of Sigmund Freud, and my sister and I vehemently disagreed with most of his thoughts on the human psyche for a good… Read More Intermittent Reinforcement
I know what y’all are thinking…what a sexist thing to say. But you may not know where this saying comes from. Or at least a few less derogatory theories on the origin of this saying. There are numerous hotly debated theories on the origin of the word pussy and connotations surrounding sayings like “don’t be… Read More Don’t Be a Pussy
Total transparency…this blog is mostly a rerun because I’m still in a food coma from yesterday and simply could not get my brain moving…but it’s a goodie! Today is Black Friday, and personally, I think that is a gruesome name for the day. Years ago, I talked with my nephew’s wife at our annual traditional… Read More Black Friday
As the holiday fast approaches, I started thinking of how much further from the original meaning this holiday has traveled. Not unlike Christmas, the commercialization of this holiday has traveled a long road. Second only to Christmas in food sales, last year’s sales the week prior to Thanksgiving amounted to 2.8 billion in sales, up… Read More Commercialization of Thanksgiving
The other day, I was doing my daily scroll through Facebook and came across a post that showed an article about the history of the middle finger. Well…of course that caught my interest because I love researching history, especially oddities or origin stories. And what is more fascinating than where profane gestures came from? For… Read More The Middle Finger
I was scrolling through Facebook posts this past week and noticed a friend had achieved a #1 ranking, and I congratulated them on their achievement. The author responded by stating that the ranking was short-lived. I replied that they should take the win because nothing in life is forever. If only I could take that… Read More Marketing Badge
As I was struggling to come up with a blog topic for the day, I decided to scan the news (it’s often where I get my blog ideas). What could be more perfect when Halloween is around the corner than an article talking about National Black Cat Day (which is today). Considering I have two… Read More National Black Cat Day
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