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Peter Piper’s pickled peppers and other tongue twisting words to trip over

So I heard that November 8 was apparently “International Tongue Twister Day” and I just couldn’t resist. With ...

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What to do with an extra hour in the day

On the first Sunday of November each year, anyone watching the clock on your phone or TV or ...

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Adding movie captions is a long-overdue good move

AMC Theatres, one of the biggest movie theater chains in the United States, announced recently that they’re going ...

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‘The very pineapple of politeness’ and other ways to mess around with words

There’s no doubt that English is a very strange language. That’s due, mostly, to the language’s history of ...

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Slowing down USPS service isn’t a good plan

The 90’s television series “Stargate SG-1” tells the story of a secret military facility, run by the United ...

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There’s no limit to how many foods you can put “on a stick”

It’s almost that time of the year again. I’m not talking about harvest season (already well underway) or ...

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Speak up and find balance: suggestions for college students

Now that October is here, students are getting close to being halfway through this first semester of the ...

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Spotting the signs announcing the official arrival of Fall

The first day of autumn (or fall, if you prefer to call it by its simpler name) is ...

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Watch out for upside down rhinos and potty-trained cows

While browsing the Internet this week, I stumbled across some truly bizarre animal stories (and a few not-so-bizarre-but-still-interesting ...

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Movie theaters provide all sorts of memorable experiences

During the recent Labor Day weekend, I did something I haven’t done since the pandemic started last year. ...

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Football blowout accidentally uncovers high school scam

I know I recap odd headlines of the year every December, but here’s one that had me raising ...

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Pumpkin spice and other out-of-season thoughts

I woke up one day this week thinking that spring was coming soon. Then, of course, I shook ...

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Speculating about the what ifs can be fun

There seems to always be something new happening in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or MCU, as it’s often ...

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Sportsmanship shines at the Olympics

A few weeks ago I wrote about the uncertainty surrounding this year’s Olympic games (officially still branded “Tokyo ...

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Name’s not the same, and that’s okay

On July 23, the Major League Baseball franchise in Cleveland unveiled their new name for the team: the ...

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