Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

It’s not really something to joke about, how different politicians and people from different states keep talking about seceding from the United States. That said, it can be interesting to consider what states, if any, could really make a go of it as a country. There are serious considerations, like access to water and trade,...

I love these kinds of “what-if” questions – the ones that have no actual consequences or right or wrong answers, but can be fun to think about and answer. Also, the answers can tell you a lot about a person, I think. If you’re curious how other people responded, here are 16 replies to the...

You probably realize that people in other parts of the world get way more time off every year than people who live in the United States – and if you didn’t, I’m sorry. That’s something you can never un-know now. Basically, in other places employees are allowed to turn off their email or their phone...

If you haven’t realized that Americans are one of the only cultures in the world that revel in a work culture that’s 24/7/365, you haven’t been paying attention. Those in the States are expected to be available literally all the time, even on their vacations, which most of them don’t actually take anyway. Things are...

Everything that happened in 2020 has changed a lot of people’s perspectives on work. We were given options that we were previously informed didn’t exist – namely the ability to work exclusively from home – and more than a few of us would like to know why those options are going to extend past the...

When you’re a little kid, your parents probably taught you to share. It was sometimes a hard thing to do but it’s a good lesson to learn – greed isn’t a skill one needs to learn, and it’s a trait that will very rarely earn anyone a friend. Some people choose not to learn that...

There’s no way to talk about gun violence and policing in America without starting an argument – or, at the very least, making a table full of people uncomfortable. That said, I think we’ve all encountered one of those “bad apples” in our day, and hopefully lived to tell the tale. When it comes to...

Back in February and March of 2020, no one could have guessed what was in store for us all. We were hearing whisperings of a pandemic, we were made aware it had hit our shores, and within a few short weeks, the majority of America had gone into some kind of lockdown. That’s what was...

I’m from the Midwest, so when I think about lifeguards, what comes to mind is teenagers who compete on their school’s swim teams and who also earn some summer cash watching over kids (and adults) at the local swimming holes. It turns out that on the coasts, though, policing the oceans can be an actual...

When you spend your life looking at fantasy worlds, it surely skews your sense of reality. So when you finally take a look at something that (supposedly) exists – like, say, the map of New Orleans, Louisiana – you probably expect it to make at least as much sense as something you’d make up for...

You’ve probably heard the saying that there’s “no accounting for taste,” which basically means when it comes to things like food and fashion, people like what they like and there’s really no point in trying to change it. That said, when someone claims to be a professional chef, though, you should be able to have...

Dating is rough, y’all, and I’m betting that was true even in the days before we mostly had to make due with assessing people on the internet before we decided whether or not we were going to meet them in person. Sometimes we learn, and very quickly, that we’ve made a misstep in deciding that...

Chest pain is always a cause for concern, since the heart is one of the pieces of the human body we all really need working at its best like, all the time. For women, this type of concerning pain can sometimes appear in the form of a short, sharp stab to the left breast area...

Memes exist for literally every occasion, which is good – human beings have all kinds of feelings to feel, and we like to be able to laugh at them whenever possible. If you’re having a day that makes you want to throw in the towel on the entire human race, these 24 smile-inducing memes might...

Sometimes the world just really gets to you, you know? People are letting you down, work stinks, and it can seem like getting through yet another day just seems annoying and pointless. Those are the kind of days when you need a reminder that there are reasons to feel good, and life really is worth...