Can You Read My Mind? Most of us have experienced the confusion of unspoken expectations. We either expect others to read our minds or find ourselves on the receiving end of unspoken assumptions. That’s where the…

Skim At Your Own Risk Let’s be honest – instruction manuals are daunting. They’re like foreign-language roadmaps in small print, with diagrams resembling abstract art more than practical guidance. No wonder we often opt for…

Warning: Possession Obsession Poses Health Risks Ever feel like you just can’t resist buying that new electronic gadget, extra pair of shoes or colorful socks during the latest greatest sale even though your house is…

Supreme Court Herring Case Ruling Rocks Regulatory Landscape Most of us remember the stories we were told as children to encourage us to eat certain foods. There was the claim that eating carrots was good…

Connectivity Matters We’ve all experienced it – the frustration of trying to have a phone conversation, only to be hindered by a poor cell connection. You catch at best, every other word, and find yourself…

Tony the Tiger: Obesity’s Silent Instigator? Obesity has become a global issue, affecting over a billion children, adolescents, and adults. In the past 30 years, obesity rates in adults have more than doubled, while rates…

Let’s Generalize About Men In the world of TV musical comedy, few shows have managed to blend humor, satire, and catchy tunes as effectively as “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Among its many memorable numbers, Let’s Generalize About…

The Good Old Days Ah, the “good old days.” We’ve all heard about or perhaps even reminisced about those times when life seemed simpler, slower, and more idyllic. Times when our days weren’t filled with…

Memorials and Memories Are Americans’ memories getting a bit fuzzy? Or did we miss a crucial lesson in history class? According to a survey by USAA, conducted by Endeavor Analytics and YouGov, only 46% of…

Dancing Through Life Ever wish your life was more carefree, less stressful? Perhaps a bit like these lyrics from a popular song from the Broadway musical Wicked Dancing through life Mindless and careless Make sure you’re…

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished This year, Americans are expected to spend around $33.5 billion on Mother’s Day, as per a survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This figure is…

Making the Grade From the thrill of an “A” to the agony of an “F”, most of us have experienced the stress of letter grades in our education.  Letter grades emerged in the late 19th…

No One Knows Almost everyone has kept a secret at some point in their life. Some secrets have a short shelf-life, like not spilling the beans about a surprise birthday gift. However, other secrets, particularly…

Ready for a Miracle Could we be witnessing a historic moment similar to those of 1899, 1916, 1921,or 1942? If you’re wondering what connects these dates, here’s a clue: they mark the discovery of “miracle”…

And Not a Drop to Drink You might have come across the famous line, “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink,” from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” I remember…