Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

After Annie Edison Taylor’s marriage ended with her husband dead in the Civil War and her infant child taken by illness, she spent years wandered North America, presumably looking for happiness. She must not have found it in teaching music and dance because when she returned to Michigan in 1901, Annie got an idea in her...

Everyone’s family is a little bit weird, but hey – they’re our people, so we embrace their quirks. In fact, I think a family without a little strangeness would just be downright boring (and, if my family is any indication, also quiet). If you’re wondering whether your family ranks up there with the craziest of...

If Moms have cornered the market on funny texts, Dads definitely win in the hilarious (and sometimes really, really bad) advice category. If you don’t believe me, well…trust Jimmy Fallon? Or at least trust these 15 tweeters who won (and possibly lost) the #Dadvice hashtag. 15. I hope this dad is ready to bail you...

Some people claim to hate puns, or groan when a particularly awful (good?) one makes an appearance at a family gathering, but does anyone really hate them? I mean, how can you not enjoy a clever play on words now and then? Who doesn’t love to snort at the unexpected genius? So, without further ado,...

We’ve shared the #WeddingFail tag with you, and now it’s time to throw it back a little further with #PromFail. It’s been…a while since I was in high school, but even so, the emotional upheaval, insecurity, social anxiety, etc. etc. etc. will never be forgotten. That’s why I’m giving you a head’s up with this post...

Honestly, I love looking at regular wedding pictures. But these? Slayed me. Not only are they gorgeous, with all of the expected frills and flowers and a glowing bride, but add these thrilled and gleeful students, and well…you’ll see. Kentucky teacher (and bride!) Kinsey French is enjoying her first year teaching at Christian Academy Rock Creek....

Maybe you’ve never noticed this, (or maybe you’ve never been pulled over for speeding or another moving violation – if so, hats off to you) but if you have, you’ve likely wondered why the officer taps on your tail light on his way to chat you up at the driver’s side window. It’s not to...

Who doesn’t love to recall the “good old days” of our youth, whether it’s to bring a smile to our faces or – more likely – to shame the current generation for sucking at life. Add that and the hilarity of a child’s mind to the 140 character goodness of Twitter, and you get what Fallon...

Taste, like your other senses, can recall moments of joy (or, in the case of creamed corn, horror). Things like Fudge Rounds, Capri Suns, and Natural Light beer bring me back to different periods in my life, and they all bring a smile to my face (yes, even the watery beer!). Sadly, the 20 items...

Consider this: even though the US (and other countries like Russia and Pakistan) have access to weapons that max out at 1.2 megatons, they can also be scaled back to as little as .3 kilotons in order to be used as “tactical” nukes. That’s right. If a bomb less than 10 kilotons is dropped on a...

And it’s hilarious. Here’s how it works: you turn the camera on your phone, ask your parent if ‘hell’ is a curse word. Then, no matter what their answer is, you continue to use ‘hell’ in a sentence to gauge their reaction. They’re all funny, but some kids took it on the chin in exchange...

They’re long, but they’re worth it (that’s what she said). 9. It takes a minute to get there. And then… 8. Whoever posted this is not a storyteller. Clearly. 7. The saga of Not-Jason. 6. This poor person was never allowed to have a pet growing up. 5. When you’re so glad the Tumblr gods...

Whatever it was, you’d be hard pressed to have a worse (or better, if you’re talking about winning Hashtag Wars) tale than these 15 poor saps. It’s almost enough to make you give up drinking at those things…or drink more, so you won’t be able to remember what awful gaffe you made or witnessed this...

There’s something specifically summer-y about walking out onto your porch in the early morning or evening to find a little toad sitting there like a greeting committee. For me, the sound they make reminds me of my grandfather, who would blame his gas on the “frogs croaking.” As much as I enjoy their visits, it never...

Feminists have gotten a bad rap lately (or maybe always) for being a group of no-fun man haters who just want to set the status quo on fire and then cackle like witches while the world burns. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating. A little. Even so, these 20 women prove, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that...