Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

If you’re “older” – like, over the age of 25 – there’s a good chance that you’re not using emojis in your texts or social media the way that the “cool kids” do. Basically, the emoji game is constantly changing, with even the meaning of a given emoji being different from one month to the...

I think that most good and honest people would love to say that they left the world better than they found it, even if it’s just in one small way. If we had the opportunity to change things for the better for everyone, well, wouldn’t we do it? This is the question posed to Redditors,...

Part of the process of growing up is learning new things and gaining enough life experience that you can really start to figure out what’s going on without always having to be told by others. Even though we don’t expect people in their 20s to know everything, these people in their 30s (or older) think...

There’s so much we don’t know when we’re fresh out of college (or just getting started on an independent life and career) but that’s really the way it’s supposed to be, right? We learn by doing, and by experiencing things and figuring out what works and what doesn’t, and so expecting young people to be...

I imagine there are more jobs in the world than we think where there are hazards we honestly can’t really fathom without doing them ourselves. I also think pretty much any job where you have to clean up after other human beings probably falls into this category, and there’s no way that hotel maids haven’t...

If you’re someone who has been to college (or sent kids to college) then you know that you have certain expectations for the professors who are getting paid to deliver that super expensive education – and that there are way too many teachers who don’t even seem to be trying to meet them. That said,...

I know that teaching college is supposed to be better than teaching younger kids because you don’t have to deal with parents and, since your students are adults, you can get away with a lot more stuff. That said, there are professors who get away with way too much – if you went to college,...

Here’s the thing. I don’t think that most of us would disagree that winter is lovely to look at…as long as you don’t have a reason to be out in it. And sadly, for most of us, that’s not often an option. Still, if you like looking at pretty pictures and want to remember that...

I know there are people out there who love winter the very most. There might not be very many of them, but surely they exist. For the rest of us, winter is something we deal with and try to have a good attitude about (mostly failing) while we freeze and dig out our cars and...

We’ve all looked at a picture we have and wished we could tweak it a little after the fact. Maybe a slip is showing, maybe we don’t like our shoes or our hair, maybe we’ve had a falling out or a breakup with someone else in the image… Thanks to Photoshop and people who are...

For anyone who has never lived in a small town, there’s kind of a mystique around the entire experience, don’t you think? It seems quirky and fun, the idea that everyone knows everyone else and all of their business besides. I think that, for people who have that firsthand experience, it’s probably a bit less...

I know that most people like to be frugal whenever possible, and big purchases can make even the most financially stable among us take a shy step back to re-evaluate. If you’re looking at any of these 16 items, though, people who have bought them say never fear – they have paid for themselves over...

In America, we can tend to be a little bit self-centered. We complain about our school lunches – whether they’re too healthy or not healthy enough – and even deny them sometimes to kids who really need them. We probably don’t think much about what lunches are like other places, though, but sometimes comparisons can...

There’s been a lot of controversy in the States about school lunches these past several years. They’re not healthy, they’re too healthy, kids can’t afford them, you name it, we’ve complained about it. If you’re wondering what school lunches look like in other places around the world, here you go – here are 11 interesting...

Look, every person in the world has their own specific set of problems. Rich or poor, married or single, no one lives a totally charmed life, right? If you’re married, though, you might be looking for other people who have been in your shoes, because it’s always nice to know that you’re not alone in...