Advice

As we turn our calendars to November, I always wonder why there isn’t any good Thanksgiving music out there. Halloween has a handful of hits. Obviously, Christmas and Hanukkah have their own genre of “holiday” music. Why doesn’t Thanksgiving get any good songs?

Many people outside Oklahoma and Indiana don’t know what “Sooners” or “Hoosiers” are, but at least people pronounce the states’ names correctly!

I wouldn’t say I have a book problem. It’s more like I have a time problem. You see, the pile of books on my bedside table keeps growing. 

As fall begins, let’s take a moment to recognize that eponyms are all around us — regardless of whether you measure the diminished temperatures in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Both temperature-measuring systems are eponyms.

If you run into my daughter in the line for preschool pickup, you can tell her that, yes, her dad knows nothing. But, he certainly knows quite a bit about nothing.

Although I wouldn’t consider myself a potty mouth, sometimes the occasion calls for a word that packs a profane punch.

Whether you have a physical menu or a smartphone selection, you’re bound to find some French phrases that make your food sound fancier. In truth, it’s a way for a restaurant to charge an extra five bucks for a dish.

Let’s take a quick hike down a linguistic path in order to better understand the expressions "in the woods" and "in the weeds."