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In the realm of kitchen essentials, baking soda is a humble yet versatile champion.  This seemingly ordinary white powder is technically sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3; composed of sodium, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.  It is non-toxic, biodegradable, and alkaline, a simple but effective substance!  But do you know what all this base can be used for, even […]

And there really is; is that the irony of it?  Why is “abbreviation” such a long word? I’m on a whiskey diet.  I’ve lost three days already. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. In grade school, we are all taught what irony is: a figure of speech

In the vast landscape of internet humor, few pranks have reached the iconic status of Rickrolling.  Originating on the 4chan imageboard in the mid – 2000’s, Rickrolling involves tricking someone into clicking a hyperlink that will shotgun them to the music video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit, “Never Gonna Give You Up.” As a friendly

Eggcellent idioms are hard to beat! And if you put all of your eggs in one basket, you may end up with egg on your face.  But what do you really know about eggs, other than they are served at Denny’s in 50 different combinations with 4 other ingredients? Those little ovals are truly a

Ah, the edible, crisp, juicy apple; a true icon among fruits.  While it may not boast the flashiness of some exotic produce, it’s hard to deny it’s a front–runner in the fruit section of every fruit dealer and the number one consumed fruit in the US.  While prime-apple-time season is coming to a close, you

Mustaches are taking over, and it’s happening right under our noses! As we approach Movember, the month when men temporarily forget their razors exist and unleash their inner facial hair proclivities, let’s chat about said facial hair and how just about anything can be deemed a “sport”. First, a little history about Movember and the

A dear friend recently drove over 2 hours for a first date.  While that sounds insane on so many levels, the date was to attend an NHL hockey game.  Not so insane after all.  I love hockey!  So, it got me thinking: what do I really know about a hockey puck? The humble hockey puck;

Last week I biked through the Burgundy wine region and learned so many things!  I learned Burgundy is Bourgogne in French and is why we eat Beef Bourgogne instead of Beef Burgundy, which is so delicious. I learned that almost all Burgundy wine is either made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, with minor support

I love wordplay and idioms as seen in many of my blog posts (If Only I knew what that idiom meant… • If Only (if-only.net)).  And then Grammar Walks Into A Bar and my life.  Whoever came up with these is an absolute genius, but unfortunately, the source is incredibly well hidden or it is