
For the Rest of Us? Feats of strength? Is this blog about Festivus, from Seinfeld? Well, no, but I couldn’t help but reference it to kick things off. [su_pullquote align=”right”]Frank: Alright, George. It’s time for the feats of strength.[/su_pullquote] What’s your favorite Festivus tradition? The Festivus dinner or airing of grievances? For me, it’s got…

In a world where fiction needs to be believable and non-fiction is so wild it’s unbelievable, strap in for heroic train stops, jockeys winning post-mortem, and comets causing royal panic. Brace for Booth’s ironic rescue, Napoleon’s bunny debacle, identity mix-ups with life-altering bonds, and solitary ocean survival. Chuckle at space pranks, and salute a Polish…

The first space rendezvous, the greatest astronaut prank ever pulled, the first woman in orbit, an astounding spacewalk – learn the inside stories about the unsung space-breaking astronauts.

Jump to top 10 International Idioms You’re in a foreign land and nervous about conversing with the locals. But you’ve studied the basics of their language and have electronic translation tools. You’ve got this. Then they say something off the wall. The literal translation leaves you feeling like a fish out of water. You get…

Jump to top 10 Idiom Etymologies Imagine you are at a soccer game with your Spanish friend, and your team was getting their brains beat in (losing). Besides calling the game football, your friend might say that it was time to “flip the tortilla”. You might respond by telling her not to beat around the…

The first space rendezvous, the greatest astronaut prank ever pulled, the first woman in orbit, an astounding spacewalk – learn the inside stories about the unsung space-breaking astronauts.
How Tiny Are They? The tiniest 20 countries cover a combined land area of just over 2,500 square miles between them (5340km). Combined, they could all fit comfortably inside the state of Delaware, the United States’ second smallest state. Skip the details: Jump to Top 10 Tiny Travel Destinations Tiny Countries Here are the twenty…

Color Me Surprised I began researching the uses of human excrement as a lark, thinking there might be some interesting material that would make people laugh. Yes, there are jokes to be made, which I’ve sprinkled throughout. But I was surprised to learn about the wide-ranging applications of this abundant natural resource… Jump to Top…
I like to share information about lesser-known novels and/or authors that I’ve especially enjoyed. Most of these will be less current books as well. The idea is to give you ideas about something different to read. Making the Cut I don’t want to bash anyone, so I only review works that I highly recommend. If…
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