Posts by Melinda Sineriz

Some weeks the world just seems bleak. Everything is going wrong, your bills are late, and your dog’s being a jerk (okay, that could just be me). Sometimes you just need to laugh. So here are 15 funny tweets to brighten up your day. 1. Good question How old were you when you realized you...

It all started, as so many things do, with a YouTube video. This video featured Snowball™, a cockatoo with some smooth dance moves who was getting down to music by the Backstreet Boys. Naturally, scientists were intrigued. Researchers started by establishing that the cockatoo could dance to a beat, which is a phenomenon that had...

Andrea Polito was a successful, Dallas-area wedding photographer. Then she met the Moldovans. The bride, Neely Moldovan, was a blogger. Polito warned her staff that everything had to be perfect. She delivered the couple proofs of their wedding pictures and waited for them to fill out a form to indicate which photos they wanted for...

Anxiety has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember. Some days it feels like it’s just overwhelming. Other times I remember that it’s not rational ,and it’s holding me back from taking productive risks. Some days I can overcome it. Other days, not so much. If you also deal...

I personally guard my ice cream like it’s made of gold, but that’s just at home. I didn’t realize until recently that my ice cream was in danger at the store too. Behold, the licker: https://twitter.com/BlindDensetsu/status/1144954255318671366 This person licks the ice cream and puts it back in the freezer! I don’t even have words. Who...

Money wouldn’t solve all of my problems, but it would solve a lot of them. Lottery tickets are an option, but there are other, slightly more reliable ways to make a million or more. They take a little work, but other people have had some impressive results. Here are five fun ways to make $1...

Sadly, MAD magazine is coming to an end (more or less). After 67 years of publishing, it will now only be releasing new material once per year. Otherwise, MAD magazine will be reprinting old material. MAD magazine has a special place in the hearts of many. It’s irreverent and unapologetically political, calling out everything and...

Disney’s decision to cast Halle Bailey as the next Little Mermaid has certainly made waves. If you haven’t heard of her, Bailey is half of the singing group Chloe x Halle and a star of Grown-ish. Although some fans don’t seem to be able to cope with Bailey’s casting, many more are embracing Disney’s casting...

“This Land Is Your Land” is one of those songs I’ve always known. I’m just familiar with the chorus, though: This land is your land This land is my land From California to the New York island; From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me. It...

If you’re a parent, it’s natural to be worried about your teen. The world can seem like a dangerous place, and you want to raise a safe, responsible, confident young person. But if you see a racy text on your teen’s phone, you may not want to rush to judgment, though. It may not be...

It’s a sad truth, but most women have at least one story of turning down a man, and the man not taking it well. At best, these situations are awkward. At worst, these situations turn violent. Tumblr user daree-to-dream offers another option: making the guy think you’re giving him your number when you’re actually not....

Ah, summer. Hot days, sunshine, and…ice? In late June 2019, Guadalajara, Mexico, was hit with a hail storm that left the city covered in three feet of ice. The hailstorm damaged roads, vehicles, and homes. Luego de una inusual granizada en distintas colonias del Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara, principalmente en Rancho Blanco y en la...

Gerrymandering is just a weird word. Is it meandering? Is it about some dude named Gerry? It’s just strange, which sometimes takes away from how critically important it is to our voting process. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, gerrymandering is the drawing of boundaries in electoral districts in a way that benefits one party. Take a...

Antarctic sea ice had been increasing from the late 1970s until 2014. But since 2014, the sea ice has been retreating at a record pace—even faster than the ice in the Arctic Circle. To put it into perspective, it’s losing an area larger than the size of France every year. Why is this important? Sea...

Turtles are tough little guys with their hard shells, but those shells are vulnerable to people, dogs, lawn mowers and cars. Turtles are especially susceptible to injury when they’re moving to their breeding areas. Fortunately, rescues are there to help these broken turtles heal, and one of those is Carolina Waterfowl Rescue. Carolina Waterfowl Rescue...