Posts by Matt Gilligan

I’m not married and I don’t have kids, but I have ears, people. I listen to the conversations of my married friends, and I know what’s going on (sort of). And I know that the nookie takes a nosedive after those adorable little angels become a part of the family. Which is why these texts...

These gestures are small, but small things add up in the end. And we all need to do our part to help out the environment cause it is not doing great, folks. Whether it’s recycling, using less water, cutting down on electricity, or any number of things, DO YOUR PART. These people sure did, and...

This is exactly what a good bunch of facts should do: make you sit back and think. Make you reevaluate some topics you might be familiar with and see them in a new light. Here are 10 great facts for you to chew on. Enjoy! 1. Used to taste different. Source 1 2. Are you...

I feel sorry for these people, but my last name is Gilligan, so I don’t feel that sorry for them. Do you know how many times I’ve heard jokes about “The Skipper”? Yeah, that many. What piece of pop culture has ruined your first name? — Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) September 25, 2019 Let’s all say a...

I was lucky enough to visit Russia for ten days in 2003, and it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Standing in Red Square, walking around Saint Petersburg, it was truly incredible. One thing I noticed was how elaborate and beautiful some of the subway stations were in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The Soviets built incredible...

It’s really hard to pick the best character on Seinfeld because they’re all pretty great, even the supporting characters. Jerry, Kramer, George, Newman, Uncle Leo, they’re all hilarious. But Elaine Benes might just take the cake. Because sometimes, she spoke for all of us. Here are some perfect examples. 1. She knows how to talk trash....

For cat owners and cat lovers, this might not come as a huge surprise. For others, pay attention – this may make you want to get a kitty of your own. A study out of Oregon State University shows that cats, long thought to be, well, assholes, can form bonds with their owners just like...

I really don’t like it when I wake up in the middle of an awesome dream (usually involving explosions and me saving the day) and I can’t remember much of it. We have so many amazing dreams each night, but, for most of us anyway, we forget just exactly what was going on in our...

We know about the plight of the bees that are disappearing at an alarming rate across the world, but the situation with birds doesn’t look too great, either. “A staggering loss that suggests the very fabric of North America’s ecosystem is unraveling.”—Cornell Lab director John Fitzpatrick and study coauthor Peter Marra. Read more: https://t.co/xitIFJoNuL —...

The times they are a-changin’, and that goes for the dolls that kids play with as well. Long gone are the days when a child’s only options were the standard Barbie and Ken. And dolls got even more inclusive recently when Mattel, the company that makes Barbies, launched a gender-neutral doll collection. This new line...

We all want to be better versions of ourselves. To be more productive, more positive, just better overall. Instead of trying for that one, big breakthrough that might never come, you should instead try to focus on microhabits to change your life. Here are 10 to work on. Remember, start small and these changes will...

We really do live in strange times, don’t we? In this age of social media, you never know what’s gonna happen. Things are weird. Perhaps an everyday symbol will be co-opted by nefarious groups and turned into an emblem of hate? Does that seem far-fetched? Well it shouldn’t because that’s exactly what happened with the...

Your mornings (and mine) just got a whole lot better. I love me some Baileys Irish Cream and coffee for a little boozy pick-me-up, and now the company has new (non-alcoholic) cold brew products for the morning to get you going and out the door with some pep in your step. Baileys’ new cold brew...

I’m actually not one of these people who gets super frustrated and freaks out when a baby by me is crying hysterically on a plane. That’s why you always bring earplugs AND headphones when you travel, so you don’t really have to hear anything at all except the music you’re listening to. (Pro tip: this...

Is there any more British name than Nigel? Also, this is one of my favorite stories of 2019 so far. My favorite Nigel is Nigel Planer, who played Neil on the great British TV show The Young Ones. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2z4IkcgSPm/ Recently, 433 men named Nigel came together at a pub called The Fleece Inn in the middle...