By Torry Stiles 10. At least one person in the office will have a wooly worm or persimmon seed observation. 9. There’s a heated debate over
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Clearing up confusing word conundrums
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve been keeping a list of words I hear that perplex and puzzle even the smartest word nerds out there. Today I’d
Top 10 signs that things are getting rough
By Torry Stiles 10. Every other car on the block was broken into but they left $20 on your driver’s seat. 9. Your dog has been
Top 10 things I learned repossessing cars
By Torry Stiles (Dear readers – I have held a variety of jobs over the years. I’ve been a newspaper writer, a racing announcer, truck driver,
Top 10 bad executive decisions
By Torry Stiles 10. “The Chinese scientists say it’s a couple of bats with sniffles. We can’t keep folks out for that. How would it
Top 10 ways I’m preparing for winter
By Torry Stiles 10. Train the dogs to expect fewer long walks in the sun and more short trips to the back patio. 9. Begin
Searching for words between the poles – introducing miranyms
By Curtis Honeycutt My kids still don’t know that Santa can’t live at the North Pole. There’s no land underneath the ice sheets that melt
Top 10 red flags you might miss on a first date
By Torry Stiles 10. He picks you up in his Lawn-Boy. 9. There’s a pat-down search at her parents’ house. 8. He’s brought a note
Top 10 signs that the Southside may be growing too fast
By Torry Stiles 10. Used to be we’d meet “around about six” but now we have to go through six roundabouts to meet. 9. Haven’t
Optical illusion opposites: exploring the meaning of pseudoantonyms
By Curtis Honeycutt I have a new friend who lived in Kenya for most of his life. He speaks about a dozen languages conversationally. Of