It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Elysha, Clara, Charlie, and I were aboard an airplane heading to Washington, DC. Charlie had been talking about…

I had never heard of an eggcorn until I saw this video, but I found the topic fascinating. I think you will, too. An eggcorn is a  word or phrase…

Back in 2008, I wrote the following screed against the movement from two spaces after a sentence to just one. The two-space rule was a fossil of a time when…

Elysha and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary today. As I have often said, it feels like we were married yesterday. It probably feels a little more like 17…

A birdhouse is a lovely thing. A birdhouse with a bird inside, staring out at the world, is a magical thing.

A new study of three supermarkets in Sweden found that on weekdays, customers spent an average of $23.31 per person when music played in the supermarkets compared to $14.96 per…

Texas passed a law that will eliminate mandatory water breaks for construction workers in cities where the local government had enacted such ordinances to protect people from extreme heat. Texas…

Since Anheuser-Busch ran a social media campaign in April with 26-year-old transgender actress, comedian, and TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light's sales and overall market share have dropped considerably. All…

I taught Charlie how to play chess about three years ago. Since then, we've played quite a bit. He likes the game. I offered to teach Clara, too, but she…

For the 16 years that we have been married and the 19 years that we have been together, I have heard Elysha talk about The Red Rooster, a restaurant in…