Sometimes I wonder how our ancient ancestors survived without food like breakfast cereal and ice cream. But maybe they didn’t...

Here’s a great question from a Texas reader: “Why is the pizza round, the box square, and the slices cut...

My friend Debi asks, “Why do they call the little candy ‘fun sizes?’ Wouldn’t it be more fun to eat...

If you’re like me, your life can be divided into two time periods…BCP (Before Cell Phones) and ARD (After Rotary...

Do people today really have shorter attention spans? Well, it appears that because multiple messages bombard us daily, we mentally...

What’s the real meaning of the fairy tale about Goldilocks? To be frank (although Frank is not my name), “Goldilocks...

My friend Jim talks to middle school students about history. He starts off by asking what each of them knows...

What, exactly, makes fireflies so appealing? A guy once told me he figured fireflies and mosquitoes work together. When folks...

With time on my hands and no summer trips planned, I’ve been reading a book of fairy tales. I’ve found...

I often eat lunch with a group of downtown buddies. Last meeting, we discussed our dating years. Some of these...