I did a lot, and I do mean a lot, of writing about idioms and colloquial phrases. I never did think of researching the origin
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Woolly Mammoth on the Menu?
Trying new foods is something that intimidates a lot of people. Living in the country and being a hunter allowed me to respect animals and
Is Blue’s Clues a Pee-wee’s Playhouse rip-off?
We have been rewatching Blues Clues. Not because we necessarily wanted to but we were trying to find another show for our youngest child (to
Sean Flynn: Hollywood to Vietnam
A previous blog discussed in detail the life of Errol Flynn, but I did not touch on his family. Flynn married French-American actress Lili Damita
In Search of Papa’s Hungarian Goulash
My grandfather didn’t come home with much after WWII. What he did come home with was a very particular set of skills. Skills he acquired over
Just in the Nick of Time: Revisited
While history is one of my favorite things, the history of language is the epicenter of my favorite historical things to explore. For about two
The Pop Culture Kings present The Archives of Wisdom 