Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Have you ever looked at your cat, snoozing on the sofa or lolling in the sun like they’ve got not a single care in the world? If so, you’ve probably thought to yourself at least once that, if you get a vote in what you’d like to live another life as, a cat just might...

You’ve probably never spent quite so much time thinking about how often you touch your face until recently, but the truth is, most people do it more than we ever realized. We scrub our faces, we play with our hair, we pick at our lips, we rub our eyes, and yes, we scratch our heads all...

You might think that children’s nursery rhymes are about as innocent as it gets, but as with pretty much anything created after the rise of the concept of racism in the 1400s, that’s not the case. We’re not born racist; it’s something that’s taught. And if you have a vested interest in perpetuating the myths,...

Those of us who love stories and theories about time travel know one thing is true – if we want to enjoy them, you have to accept that if you think too hard about anything time travel, it’s going to fall apart. We accept that, as must as we love to parse and consider and dream about...

Birthdays are milestones to be celebrated, and celebrated with cake and ice cream. Yes, even if you’re a seal – maybe especially if you’re a seal – though then, it would seem that the ice cream and cake are best if combined. Note: the ice cream and cake are best if combined according to by...

A fun question for the time of year, even if the actual history is as dark and disturbing as it gets. Witchcraft in the 17th century was no laughing matter, and no, I don’t think “drowning” was the best way to prove your innocence. Even if it was just about the only way. Here are...

We’ve all been the new guy – at the office, at school, at church – and when people tell you how things are, or what’s normal, you kind of feel as if you have to go along with it. In this guy’s office, it was that the new guy buys donuts. And while he considered...

Starbucks is really good at a couple of things – making pretty merchandise and figuring out how to make a buttload of money whenever and however possible. Their holiday collection is the rule, not the exception, and honestly, every time I walk into the store, I’m tempted by one thing or another. Seriously, I can’t...

We all have our quirks. Our pet peeves. The things that get under our skin – and often, those are also things that other people don’t even notice. So, there’s a chance that what bugs these 18 people when they see it done in a movie won’t even register as annoying to you, but still….maybe...

We don’t like to spend a whole lot of time thinking about the stuff that would literally make us wish we were dead, but it can be an interesting exercise, if nothing else. You could also start a list of things to put in your advanced directive, to ensure none of this ever happens to...

We’ve all obviously heard the saying that something is “a fate worse than death,” but have you ever spent any real time thinking about what that might mean for you? I mean, maybe not, because it’s not all that comforting of a thought, those things that would make dying seem appealing. These 16 people are...

People have all kinds of phobias. And because they’re phobias – defined as irrational fears – most of them don’t really make sense to those of us who don’t experience them. In fact, this University of Sheffield study found that in a group of 250 children, aged 4 to 16, most disliked clowns, according to...

Words are super fun, if you ask me and the other word nerds of the world. They’re interesting, they lend us insight, and sometimes, they just make for fun trivia. Like, for instance, the answer to the question, “what’s the longest word in the English language?” If you don’t know the answer, hold on –...

It’s pretty much common knowledge that parrots are not only smart, but can be taught to speak, as well. And not just mimic what they hear, either; you can hold conversations with some of the smarter ones. One of my favorite stories about Andrew Jackson is that he owned a parrot that swore like a...

If you’ve always written off bowling as one of those kind of second-class sports – ones that people like Al Bundy, of all people, excel at – let me assure you that any perfect game, in any sport, takes an immense amount of skill. And that’s before you reach the ripe old age of 96....