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Woeful wipers, book bandits & space junk spangle: 10/07/2021; Interesting fact: A recent study estimates between 4,000 and 7,000 tons of space dust falls to Earth every year. This despite other studies estimating it’s more like 40,000 tons. Although if you want to get very technical, the entire planet is made of space dust, so there’s that.; Read More

Flaming hot omens, how not to relax &?closet cat haters: 09/30/2021; Interesting fact: Flaming Hot Cheetos were invented by a janitor at Frito Lay who pitched the idea straight to the CEO, and the janitor is now an executive vice president. No word on what happened to the CEO.; Read More

Selling yourself short, swamp stumper & courting friends: 09/23/2021; Interesting fact: The Creole holy trinity is onion, bell peppers and celery. I am pretty sure that is also the Veggie Tales holy trinity.; Read More

Twofer suckers, planting conspiracies and doggy style: 09/16/2021; Interesting fact: Red is the most common safe word, followed by the much more evocative (and, frankly, harder to mishear) pineapple.; Read More

GIF'd off, not making cents and pressing situation: 09/09/2021; Interesting fact: My Merriam Webster is Urban Dictionary, and its definitive spelling of that thing you flip in the street is a “u-ey.” It’s a thing that Australians can “chuck.” I wonder if they also chuck beaches.; Read More

Seat shifters, the worst fans ever and short people, redux: 09/02/2021; Interesting fact: John Harington, the inventor of an informally eponymous flush toilet in Britain during Elizabethan times, is a distant relative of Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow in “Game of Thrones,” which although I have never watched, I know ended with a finale that should have been sent to the septic tank, thus bringing things full circle.; Read More

To lick or not to lick, concert coping and short people hugs: 08/26/2021; Interesting fact: They also make no-lick peel-and-stick envelopes that require no saliva exposure. But they’re not fancy enough to be ONvelopes.; Read More

Strap sleuth, tomato fails and ghosting your family

08/19/2021

Interesting fact: Tomatoes will not ripen outside of 50-85 degrees F. If your friend’s river beer is any warmer than this, you should take your straps back immediately.

Skinny tire scorn, half-baked and Bozos in space: 08/05/2021; Interesting fact: Joe DiMaggio hadn’t actually gone anywhere; Paul Simon just meant that heroes are in short supply.; Read More

Oh sheet, the tipping point and all in-tents and purposes: 07/29/2021; Interesting fact: When it comes to the Great Sheet Debate, the Martha Stewart website says you should ask the hosts their preference. What kind of adults does she think we are?; Read More

Podcast therapy, not-so Southern charm and #bashnews: 07/22/2021; Interesting fact: As of April 2021, there were only 2 million podcasts in existence with 48 million episodes. So while not everyone has a podcast, everyone has probably appeared by now as a guest on one.; Read More

Space invaders, animal instincts and small talk

07/15/2021

Interesting fact: The United States government claims it cannot explain 143 out of 144 unidentified flying objects spotted during military flights. They got one! And people say the feds are incompetent.

No laughing matter, mama me-uh and the big fall: 07/08/2021; Interesting fact: The word “courtesan” derives from an old Italian word for “advisor to the king or queen.” Yeah, I bet they did some advising.; Read More

Rubber meets the road, Trader Joe's FOMO & seed gender bias: 07/01/2021; Interesting fact: The International Olympic Committee is supplying 150,000 condoms to the Olympic village. 11,000 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s games. Is that a ridiculous amount of condoms or not nearly enough condoms?; Read More

Safety third, space schmucks and heavy hugs: 06/24/2021; Interesting fact: The pressure of a weighted blanket is suspected to release oxytocin, that ol’ feel-good hormone. No word yet on how much oxytocin a weighted blanket stimulates in the zero gravity of space.; Read More

Gleek mythology, tongue baths & goth gardening: 06/17/2021; Interesting fact: The AKC says that dog saliva (and human saliva too!) is slightly antibacterial and antimicrobial. Key word: slightly.; Read More

International incident, growing turmoil and belly aches: 06/10/2021; Interesting fact: That whole “humans use only 10% of their brains” thing is apparently a myth, and most of our brains are active most of the time. Not saying they’re usefully active. Just active.; Read More

Baffled by breakfast, 'no' to nostalgia & Aunt Flo's undies

06/03/2021

Interesting fact: “Shorts” is reportedly slang for cigarette butts. Thus, “eat my shorts” takes on a range of meanings both literal and euphemistic.

Super specific, burrito blunders and air heads

05/27/2021

Interesting fact: Canned air is not actually air at all, but a highly flammable mixture. I’m more and more invested in this potential canned-air superhero by the moment.

Saved by the boss, styrofoam stash and ride bribes: 05/20/2021; Interesting fact: Styrofoam is about 95 percent air. So basically… it’s the breathable version of bottled water.; Read More

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