May 2023

0508171,146 words. Give or take a few. That’s how many words we have to choose from in the English language. I should note here that we are number one when it comes to language. English is the most spoken language in the world, with 1,121 million speakers. Next is Mandarin Chinese, with 1,107 million speakers. […]

Who the heck are we?Somebody made up some terms to tell us, and now everyone if split off into these groups. • The Greatest Generation – born 1901-1924. …• The Silent Generation – born 1925-1945. …• The Baby Boomer Generation – born 1946-1964. …• Generation X – born 1965-1979. …• Millennials – born 1980-1994. …•

Boy, oh boy. Has someone ever given you the “evil eye?” I’ve been on the receiving end of this a couple of times in my life. But what does it mean, really?According to the Mr. Webster and his dictionary, to give the evil eye means to “look at someone in an unpleasant way.” Yeah, but

During the summers of my childhood, I took great joy in playing Little League softball. Before every game, sometimes three nights a week, we’d stand on the chalked line, facing the flag. We’d sing the National Anthem, and then we would recite the Little League pledge. It went like this:“I trust in God. I love

Somedays, I just don’t know what to write about here in Blogtown. Lately, it seems to be happening more often than not. I wonder what people might “like” to read about. And I scrap all sorts of ideas, thinking they aren’t interesting enough. Many times, the topics seem rather mundane and flat. And I think,

I wash my clothes. Probably more often than most people do. I am one and done as far as wearing clothes is concerned. I know some people might frown on this on an “environmental” level. I know it takes water and energy to wash and dry my clothes. And more so since I do it

Aesop said, “Plodding wins the race.” Plod. I always give the definition, it seems. Here I go again:_______ plod | pläd |verb (plods, plodding, plodded)• walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps• work slowly and perseveringly at a dull tasknoun• a slow, heavy walk _______ I am guessing old Aesop was talking about plodding when

I don’t mind spiders. So long as they don’t sneak up on me. Like. On me.But even still, in most cases, I just usher them outside, and send them on their merry way. That wasn’t the case with Miss Muffet. Oh. Those old nursery rhymes sure can be colorful. Muffet Girl is no different. The