Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

There are some days when you know you’re being petty about a scenario or situation, but as hard as you try, you can’t make yourself care. Most of us try to avoid those moments and be the bigger person (when possible) – go high when they go low and all of that – but it...

Polar explorer Eric Larsen credits his love for cold temperatures a childhood spent in the Midwest. As an adult, he’s completed multiple, unassisted hikes to both the North and South poles – once, he hit both in a single year – and is one of a relative handful of human beings to successfully summit Everest....

Winter is coming… And okay, maybe there are no White Walkers lurking in your neighborhood, but with temperatures dropping, streets frosting, and snow already falling around the country, things can get pretty hairy out there for people unable to afford warm winter clothing. Chances are you’ve got some extras lying around your closets at home,...

For every parenting decision you and your partner make, there will be a group of people out there saying that you’re doing it wrong. One topic that seems to ignite more debate than most is allowing your child to sleep in your bed – or even deciding to cuddle and soothe them to sleep, instead...

The English language is tough – no one is denying that. There are loads of words that just don’t make sense, phonetically speaking, so obviously people struggle with them. Below are 10 of the worst offenders. Take this little quiz and find out where you stack up! #10. Continue reading once you’re ready for the...

I suspect that most families have a photo (or ten) tucked away in an album that they either don’t realize is truly awful, or that they’ve just kept for posterity’s sake – because there’s an art to taking a truly awful photo. I mean, we often think we look amazing at the time (looking at...

I’ve got a few of these myself, though one of my least favorites is “everything will be alright in the end.” By the time you finish this list, thoughtfully provided by the folks on AskReddit, my guess is that you’ll have tucked a few more away in your own jar of pet peeves! #15. Thanks,...

The results of a new study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, are not only fascinating but have the potential to change the smoke alarm market and save the lives of children all over the world. Researchers looked at 176 kids aged 5-12 and found that they were 3x more likely to wake to an...

It’s pretty crazy how many things that people believe just because they’ve “always heard it” turn out to be patently false – and even weirder how hard it is to convince the public to remember they’re false, even years after the myths have been debunked (see also: the haunting of the house in Amityville). So,...

Unless you live under a rock – or on a homestead in the mountains like your father before you – you’re probably aware that Chick-Fil-A presents a rather, well, complicated moral question as far as fast food chicken goes. They restaurant is family-owned company, and the family in question is vocally unapologetic in their anti-LGBTQ...

My son was about 11 months old the first time he encountered Santa Claus, and he wailed like a banshee from the moment he set eyes on the jolly, red-suited man with the (real!) white bushy beard until we were safely away with our classic first Santa pic tucked in my purse. Honestly, I’m not expecting...

If you love a good riddle in the morning (or any time of day), then give these 6 a try – they’re harder than they first appear! #6. A classic. Continue reading when you want to check your answer!

I love me a good banana. And by “good,” I mean those elusive 2.5 days between when you buy a banana green and when they cross the threshold into “too mushy” (to be determined by the individual, of course). But, in general, I am not a fan of fruit on pizza, and bananas? Just…no. I...

Don’t worry – there are still plenty of shopping days until Christmas. But if you are eager to get into the spirit ASAP, Netflix wants to help. If Christmas movies really do it for you, there is a secret workaround that allows you to find a truckload of Christmas films ready for streaming. While they’re not...

With the recreational use of cannabis becoming legal in more and more places, including some U.S. states, plenty of people out there might be giving it a first try. So it’s not surprising that scientific studies on how it impacts our health and wellness are ramping up too. And they’re already yielding some interesting results...