Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

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The super-thin, soft paper rectangles for sniffles and sneezes are often referred to as Kleenex no matter what brand you use. The generic word for disposable tissues was even included in the Oxford Dictionary. However, that was not what Kimberly-Clark, the company that originally created them, had... Sign in to see full entry.

I never know what I will see in my yard each morning when I look out the kitchen window. Today, a raccoon and a groundhog were sharing breakfast. Sign in to see full entry.

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I have heard it said, but I never knew where the expression came from or what exactly it meant. The phrase, "Well I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle" was used to express great surprise, as if to say, "I can't believe this!" It originated in the early 20th century but reached peak popularity in the 1930s. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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I am seeing hundreds of nasty open comments on various social media sites regarding both Kamala and Trump. I have resorted to using the notable comment I recently read, "I don't do politics." I have often stated that voting is private for obvious reasons. Vicious attacks on the opposing candidate... Sign in to see full entry.

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It was on October 14,1926 that A. A. Milne's book "Winnie the Pooh" was released. It was both well-received by critics and a commercial success, selling 150,000 copies before the end of the year. M y favorite character from the Winnie-the-Pooh gang has always been Eeyore, mostly because I can easily... Sign in to see full entry.

Mules Navigating North Carolina's Impassable Roads To Bring Supplies To Communities Cut Off By Hurricane Helene (southernliving.com) Sign in to see full entry.