COVID robbed us of a number of things over the course of 2020 and 2021, but one of the most egregious is THE longest pancake-related tradition: The International Pancake Day Race between Liberal, KS, and Onley, England. The full back story can be found here, but the short of it is that a woman in [...]
More and more companies nation- and world-wide are starting to "welcome" employees back into the office after the last two years. Which means we are reminded of just how much Diedre from accounting talks. And talks. And talks. Holy God, Diedre, take a breath. A recent look at what annoys us in the office has [...]
Image Courtesy Peacock Peacock has done the impossible and gotten people to read the terms and conditions page for their streaming service, which may be a first in human history. Let's be honest, no one reads those things. It came out this week that, hidden in the legal jargon and wall of [...]
I do love me some jelly beans, but I don't know about his, Brach's. The candy company has announced a new run of jelly beans just in time for Easter called "Late Night Taco Truck Jelly Beans." It comes in six flavors: Beef taco Guacamole Salsa Horchata Margarita Churro Now, before you turn your nose [...]
Image by _Alicja_ from Pixabay If you're feeling a bit hungry an hour or so before bed, we all know to stay away from sugary or overly starchy foods. But what do you reach for? According to nutritionists, walnuts are at the top of the list. "The nutritional profile of a walnut is plentiful, [...]
It's our second favorite holiday after Christmas! Today is National Pizza Day! Here are some pizza related facts for you: Pepperoni is the most popular variety, with 36%. As Americans, we consume 3 BILLION pizzas. That's from restaurants. We buy another 1 BILLION in frozen. The first pizzeria was opened in Naples, Italy, in 1738. [...]
Image by Press ?? Love you ? from Pixabay God bless science. A new study published this week in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal says that you can lose weight just by getting more sleep. Finally, an exercise program designed for me! The study took young, overweight adults and had them sleep eight [...]
Based on the online reaction to this, society as a whole has given up on 2022 being anything other than a dumpster fire. It came out yesterday that The New York Times purchased Wordle, the free, online word game that everyone and their dog seems to be playing right now. The Times reportedly paid in the low [...]
Image courtesy whenwewereyoungfestival.com As one, Millennials cried out in joy Tuesday, as the When We Were Young festival was officially announced. Seriously, my social media feed has been so filled with the band lineup poster that I see it when I close my eyes. The one-day-only Totally Not Warped Tour will be held in [...]
Image by gabananda from Pixabay A thread on Reddit erupted the other day, where Boomers were asked to list off things that 'kids today' just won't understand. Needless to say, it has a lot of responses. A sampling follows:
