Having resided in a few regions of the United States, I've observed people respond to "Where are you from" -- with all its derivatives -- differently.
I don't mean their answers vary, but that...
Ever super-glued your fingers together?
If only educators could affix information to students’ brains as easily as squeezing a few drops from a bottle can rejoin ceramic...
Are you an HGTV fan?
Peruse the multiple home makeover shows on their website, and you’ll recognize millions of people are! What’s captivating about watching new floors, cabinets, and...
Being buried alive is not on any sane person’s bucket list.
This “It’s terrifying just to consider” ordeal occurs in horrible nightmares, suspense movies, and real-life...
Broken. Incomplete. Discovered by chance during worldwide upheaval. Fought over. Studied by the world’s brightest minds. Transformational. Priceless.
What possible correlation exists between...
Numbers may very well be the world’s rulers. (Pun intended.) Consider:
- Musicians compose scales and chords, beats and measures based on numerals.
- Sociologists employ statistics to...
“Go take a hike!” wasn’t a friendly invitation when I was growing up.
More like, “Get outta’ my...
Pageantry played out yesterday on millions of stages in the United States for one-day-only performances.
On lime lawns, lemon yellow Frisbees® sailed under robin-egg blue skies. On steaming...
Stripes in varied widths decorated his short sleeve jersey knit shirt.
Medium thick gray. Wide pale yellow. Thin light blue. Loose, but not baggy, brown trousers skimmed the top of simple black...
Where are your go-to places?
The...
...shop for a perfect gift?
...boutique for a breath-taking outfit?
...stop-off for a steaming latte?
...market for marvelous fresh produce?
...
The telegram dispatched from the back seat inferred my immediate reply was expected.
“Stop,” in this situation, was apparently the correct answer in the sender's eyes, not a...
It may be humanity’s most paradoxical word.
Rosy-cheeked toddlers chirp it incessantly. Pimpled adolescents kvetch it frequently. Wrinkled adults sigh it occasionally. It conveys curiosity...
