10 remarkable reasons why cats are odd — Even the most dedicated feline lovers agree that cats are weird: Cats freak out over cucumbers, slumber all day and walk all over you while you sleep. Below I’ve provided answers the most common questions about why cats are so darn weird, hopefully demystifying your four-legged furry friends for you. …

Not “going” regularly will impact your health — I still have a vivid memory of the time — several years ago — when I hopped in my car and drove to Jonesborough, Tenn., a seven-hour drive south, for the National Storytelling Festival, a bonanza of on-stage personal narratives. Because I was so excited about the event — the…

I took out my own trash too. Is that fair?!?! — I’m not really on vacation, but I am at the beach. There’s this new thing during the pandemic, and it’s called telework. And I’m taking every inch of advantage possible, under this new reality. I can’t really say that I’m having fun, though. I have an upper-chest cold, as diagnosed…

It sucks (so I eliminated the chokepoints). — In military strategy, a chokepoint is a geographical feature on land such as a bridge or valley, which an armed force must pass through to reach its objective, sometimes on a substantially narrowed front or uncertain terrain. …

…and how to calm your kitty’s stress while you are at work — Cats sometimes feel anxiety, and when they do, they can get rowdy and destructive. My cat Rachel was a case in point. After I brought the kitten home from the shelter she chewed up my blinds so badly that they had to be replaced. I’m not alone in having my…

You’ll be sipping it in only 20 minutes — Everyone could use something to improve their brain function, to reduce inflammation, to aid in digestion and to relieve nausea. Turmeric checks the first two boxes, while ginger does the same for the second two. And with the political mess we have in the U.S. today — nothing to speak…

The world’s most advanced aircraft ran only 29 missions — In 1959, CORONA — the CIA and U.S. Air Force’s secret satellite program to provide imagery and mapping of the Soviet Union — was still new. At that time, the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was America’s principal means of determining what kinds of strategic weapons the USSR had and how many…