Perhaps I’m feeling nostalgic. Or maybe it’s because kids today don’t know the pure joy of camping in front of the only TV set in…
“Dog Days are approaching; you must, therefore, make both hay and haste while the Sun shines, for when old Sirius takes command of the weather, he…
Writers are quirky. We pound out our hearts on a keyboard or scribble ourselves to oblivion. We’re also as different from one another as the…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words that are downright funny to say: Bumfuzzle, winklepicker, and cattywampus. Here’s what www.merriam-webster (unabridged edition)…
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. . .” These words from Act II,…
Onomatopoeic is an adjective which means something that’s imitative in origin or echoic. Words like buzz or hiss relate to the sounds a bee and…
I took a peek at the calendar today and Father’s Day is just around the corner on Sunday, June 19. That got me to thinking…
Here in Texas, summer is officially here, and I know of a great way to help quench your thirst on hot days – sun tea!…
Last Tuesday, the unthinkable happened in Uvalde, Texas. Two days before the end of the school year, a gunman entered Robb Elementary and murdered 19…
It’s the Super Bowl week for spellers – the Scripps National Bee, which is going on now in Maryland. A new champion will be declared…