From the early 1970’s through the mid-1990’s, Schoolhouse Rock produced over 50 educational video songs, for which I have a top ten list. My top ten Schoolhouse Rock video songs are from the topics of Grammar, Multiplication, and America. Other topics like Computer and Money came later as I got older so none of them ...
I can recall an event that happened not that long ago — well, I guess it was twenty some years ago — when a colleague and I were chatting, and he said to me, “I’m nauseous.” I looked at him for a moment, deciding whether to agree or disagree. He certainly could be annoying at ...
French cuisine has given us dozens of words and phrases that are now part of general English usage and new ones appear on restaurant menus all the time. Here’s a quick A-Z selection of some of them, including descriptions of classic French sauces for those who can’t remember the difference between Béchamel and Béarnaise. Amuse ...
For the longest time I went about my conversations using the word, snuck, with out ever a thought of whether or not it is in fact the proper word in the English language. Growing up it was all I ever heard. I believe my teachers even used it and I never heard anyone be corrected ...
To lust is to have a burning feeling deep inside with an unquenchable thirst or desire that cannot be satisfied. Lust has existed as a feeling in every man, woman, and child since the beginning of documented civilization. As a child, did you ever want a toy so badly you would do anything for it? ...
I’m always reminded of the “Sniffing Accountant” episode of “Seinfeld,” whenever I see someone have an allergic reaction. I can pretty well trace back any significant or arcane discovery in my life to that television show; but it was very popular at a very pivotal age in my life. As anyone who has seen the ...
It would be fair to say that it was the Industrial Revolution which energized workers to form labor unions to create not only some standards for work environment, including safety, hours worked and, eventually, a fair wage. The Oxford Dictionary of English usage defines a labor union as “an organized association of workers, often in ...
