0913 There are no bones about it. It means there is no doubt about it. It is absolutely true. We can speak plainly and directly, without hesitation or apology. That good phrase dates back to 15th-century England. That makes it more than 550 years old. Surprisingly, it has nothing to do with skeletons. It likely

Language is our most powerful tool for expressing ideas, preserving knowledge, building relationships, and passing culture from one generation to the next. By definition, a language is a system of spoken, written, or signed communication that people use to share ideas, thoughts, emotions, and information. It consists of words, sounds, grammar, and symbols. We speak.

I own and drive a car. But I’m not alone. The United States is a place of the automobile. In fact, we are one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. How many of us own them? As it goes, about 92% of U.S. households have at least one vehicle. Only 8% have no

Our daily lives. We all have things that go on all the time. In every way. The good. The bad. And sometimes the ugly. All of us have incidents or situations that pop up sometimes unexpectedly. Other times, we know what’s coming down the pike and deal with it accordingly. So here is the thing

It is a sad subject, but one that has touched all of us in some way. Suicide. I’ve known a few people close to my life who have committed suicide. And I’m going to write about another one from today in history. The fact is that in the United States, 48,824 people died by suicide

I’ve got a big nose. And I smell very good too. In a lot of ways. I get that appendage honestly. Mom and Dad both had colossal schnozes. All of this nosey business made me wonder. Just who has the best nose in the whole world? I found that, according to a 2014 study, elephants

You know? The older I get, it seems the harder I try to learn. To gather information. To wonder.Which brings me to a word I love.Glean. It rhymes with clean, which is right up my alley. Anyway, I just happened to think. Maybe that will be the new name for my next blog:The Gleaning Lady.

Boy. Do I ever love a sandwich? I know I’ve talked about it before, but when I was growing up, a few miles from us, there was a place called The Upper Crust. It has got to be the best sandwich shop in all of history. It is gone now. But I loved to eat