Word Traps

There comes a time in every man’s, woman’s, and child’s life when a word gets trapped in the brain. A trick might help get the word out again. But what is the trick? The words that have been stuck in my head lately are Superfluous and Extraneous. It doesn’t help at all that people at …

When Twitter Turned To X

Why do construction crews wait ‘til everyone’s asleep to start digging up Mother Earth? It’s no coincidence that gravy and gravity are almost the same word.  Learned something difficult to believe today. Joe Pesci (the guy from Home Alone, Goodfellas) once played music with Jimi Hendrix. What?! Gave my kid a haircut today. Asked him …

Hilarious real names for prescription drugs

You’re not going to believe this. The names of many prescription drugs will have you scratching your head in confusion or rolling on the floor laughing. Your reaction may depend on how you choose to pronounce the names. It must be admitted, though, that while I was perusing this list, I couldn’t help but make …