As my youngest son gets older, his likes and dislikes are, of course, changing. My wife is great at changing things out. He has new
Category: Language
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
A Culture of Food: Spots for spot?
It happens to me every year around this time. On the side of almost every rural North Carolina coastal town, I see a sign: fresh
This I Believe
I gave my students an assignment based on the radio pioneer Edward R. Murrow’s short essay series that he asked his listeners to write. Since
“It’s a Catch-22”
“It’s a catch-22; you gotta have money to make money.” “It’s a catch-22; you can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience
The Sadie Hawkins Day Dance
The term pop culture is said to have been coined back before the 19th century, and there is no denying that popular culture helps pave
