“I’ll try.”
We’ve heard those words and likely said them ourselves.
Sometimes they mean we don’t want to or seriously have too much on our plates already. “Give us some space!” as in ...
What makes for a good book report?
We’ve all had to do them. They are a staple of reading classes for elementary children across the country.
As we grow older, they become business reviews, news ...
The word wired in the title has nothing to do with electricity.
This is a method of constructing the strongest possible wall. A way to take bits and pieces and make them sturdier than even the ...
How much of a risk-taker are you?
Are you willing to drive a car without airbags?
Board an airplane without landing gear?
Jump from a tall platform without checking to see if you’re hooked up ...
Take a job in a demanding company, and you don’t have to wait long to find out if you are doing a good job.
As soon as we slack off, we’re likely to hear one of these:
Shake a leg.
Get the ...
Yellowstone. Old Faithful. Water spewing into the sky.
Visit one day, and the sight of Old Faithful’s magnificent geyser will take your breath away.
Here’s the thing: You can’t just walk up ...
Riding a boat in a storm is no one’s fun way to spend the day.
The wind batters the ship. Waves rush aboard. What we have inside with us slips and slides like it’s a summer water game on the ...
Here’s the thing about sandstone: sand.
Yes, that’s right. Sand is the problem with sandstone. Take a knife to it, and you can whittle layers of sand right off.
Scratch your name into it. ...
There are companies that specialize in bomb bunkers for the modern generation.
They want to help us apocalypse-proof our future.
Their plan is to keep us safe from the zombies, ward off the ...
Slam dunk is a sports term, basketball, specifically. We thrust the ball through the net so hard there’s no chance our opponent can prevent us from making points.
It’s spread into other ...
So, what are eye words?
Let’s explain by breaking these words apart.
Eye. It’s something that allows passage of something else. The eye of a needle lets in thread. The eye of a potato allows ...
What is chucking?
Merriam-Webster gives us three clear meanings:
We can toss or throw something away.
We can discard an item, perhaps into the trash.
We can dismiss something or someone, out ...
Who can we turn to for the truth?
You know what I mean, for achieving a better life . . . for getting direction on what to do tomorrow and the day after if we want to improve our ...
“I’ll try.”
We’ve heard those words and likely said them ourselves.
Sometimes they mean we don’t want to or seriously have too much on our plates already. “Give us some space!” as in ...
What makes for a good book report?
We’ve all had to do them. They are a staple of reading classes for elementary children across the country.
As we grow older, they become business reviews, news ...
The word wired in the title has nothing to do with electricity.
This is a method of constructing the strongest possible wall. A way to take bits and pieces and make them sturdier than even the ...
How much of a risk-taker are you?
Are you willing to drive a car without airbags?
Board an airplane without landing gear?
Jump from a tall platform without checking to see if you’re hooked up ...
Take a job in a demanding company, and you don’t have to wait long to find out if you are doing a good job.
As soon as we slack off, we’re likely to hear one of these:
Shake a leg.
Get the ...
Yellowstone. Old Faithful. Water spewing into the sky.
Visit one day, and the sight of Old Faithful’s magnificent geyser will take your breath away.
Here’s the thing: You can’t just walk up ...
Riding a boat in a storm is no one’s fun way to spend the day.
The wind batters the ship. Waves rush aboard. What we have inside with us slips and slides like it’s a summer water game on the ...
