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I’m not a plant person. Don’t get me wrong. I think flowers, plants, and trees, can be quite beautiful. They are a magical miracle with the way they grow. Amazing in how they live their lives. But I don’t have an aptitude for them. I can remember a numeric sequence. I can recall a variety […]

Boroughs. Not to be confused with burrows. As for boroughs. One of the actual definitions from Webster is “each of five divisions of New York City.” In name? The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.Whenever I hear about the Boroughs of New York, I think of some pack of happy donkeys ambling around the

Recently a story appeared on the local news. It seemed noble at first. But then. It featured a man who was injured years ago while riding his bike. Someone came along in a car and knocked him good. As a result, he sustained a severe brain injury. These days, the guy appears to be much

When I hear Hoover, I think of two things. First the vacuum cleaner. Then the dam. Seldom does #31, Herbert, come to mind. But my initial thought always goes to the sweeper. One would think that the Hoover vacuum cleaner was invented by someone named Hoover. But that simply isn’t so. The man behind the

Where would today’s communication be without them? How could we smile without one? Or frown? How would we ever say we liked a thing or not? Oh. I’m talking about the ever-evolving world of emojis. Don’t look now, but today is “World Emoji Day,” this July 17, 2022. Yes, July 17th recognizes that grand little

It sounds like a good placement of two words. Christian Science. I mean, if I had heard this, without knowing a thing about it, I might have signed up. The true meaning of “Christian” is to be Christ-like. And let’s face it. He was a pretty good dude. And then you take the word “Science.”

Out. The opposite of in. You can take just about any other letter, or word, and combine it with the word out. Like “side.”Out becomes “outside.” When you leave the inside. Or, flip the words around to “side out.” A term in volleyball that means something or other. I’ve never played volleyball, but I think

There is a lot to love about a carrot, I’ll tell you. I used to eat them in mass quantities. So much so that I would leave orange sweat stains under the pits of my white t-shirts back in those days. You would think with all those carrots, I would have the vision of Superman.