Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

It’s one thing to go into a task knowing that it’s going to be an uphill battle the whole way. It’s going to be a lot of work, but it’ll be worth it in the end, blah blah blah, and so we dive right in. We get offended, I think, when we’re not expecting a...

You might have heard recently, during the apocalyptic ice and snow event that caused power outages all over Texas, that wind turbines being unable to operate in the extreme cold were at least partly to blame for the catastrophe that took several dozen lives. Since, however, wind turbines thrive in places with extreme weather, such...

There’s a category of post on the internet that are known as “shower thoughts.” You know, those odd, rambling, totally out there but not necessarily irrelevant thoughts that come to you while you have nothing particular to ponder but whether or not you’ll need to shave your legs? I know you’ve had some great ones...

Hollywood has been churning out the remakes lately, and with a very few notable exceptions, most of them have been panned. The originals have a place in our hearts and minds, and sometimes, they’re so inextricably tied to the times when we first saw them that there’s no way anything could be seen as an...

When you hear a word like “megalodon” to describe an animal, ancient or not, you’re probably picturing something – in this case, a shark – that’s really, really big. Just how big megalodon likely was, though, really only comes into a clear focus when we compare it to things we’re relatively sure of the size of...

I know, I know, we just survived one holiday season. The last thing you want to do is be reminded that another one is already on the way, right? Well, in the spirit of getting a jump on things and having fun, wintertime game nights to look forward to, Hallmark is offering a holiday-themed version of Monopoly for...

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just think about all of the things there are to remember and start to feel overwhelmed. There are too many balls to keep in the air all of the time, but thinking that you’ve dropped one that relates to food safety can definitely cause some moments of...

Actors have all kinds of methods to their madness, and much of it depends on how they were schooled, where they were schooled, and what sort of role they might be preparing for. Many “old school”actors choose a method acting approach, which means putting themselves in the shoes of the character as much as possible...

Most of us enjoy social media, or at least aspects of it. We might not be on every platform, and we might not like them all equally, but in this day and age it’s a popular way to pass the time. Some folks, though, decided somewhere along the way that the benefits don’t outweigh the...

No one likes getting stuck in traffic, or finding themselves stuck behind some sort of emergency or service vehicle that’s backing up traffic making unexpected stops. One of the upsides, though, is that it gives you time to ponder the mysteries of life, big and small. Also, it might make you wonder what those chains...

Humans creating a computer or some other type of artificial intelligence that eventually gets too smart and wily for us to control, thereby creating a war between humans and machines that all but destroys the earth, has been the plot of many a science fiction film. Is it likely, though? Would humans win? Are we...

I think (hope) we all know that stealing creative content on the internet is wrong. I know that money is tight and times are hard, but if people refuse to pay for their entertainment, the people who create that entertainment aren’t going to be able to afford to continue. So, it’s important that if and when...

If there’s one thing people can’t seem to get enough of, it’s Disney and their movies. No matter your age, there’s a good chance Disney was part of your childhood, or you’re sharing everything again with your own kids (or grandkids), or – considering everything that now falls under the Disney umbrella – you’re deeply...

Disney is an indelible part of most of our childhoods, whether or not we ever visited a park in person. If your parents didn’t have the money for a trip like that, no problem – there were new films, all the time, being delivered to a movie theater right down the street. Now, kids don’t...

You’d be hard pressed to find people in the world who don’t like Disney – or, at the very least, who don’t have to admit that Disney is extremely good at what they do. You’d have an easier time finding people who are absolutely bonkers for all things Disney, in my experience, but you don’t...