April 13, 2022 0 When Belgium Flipped the Coin at France Pictured above is the French version of the 2 euro coin. On the obverse side — “heads” in [...]
April 8, 2022 0 We Shouldn’t Forget Ignaz Semmelweis Hi! Yesterday, I sent you a story about why doctors typically wear blue (or green) scrubs in the [...]
April 7, 2022 0 Why Doctors Wear Green (or Blue) Scrubs The image above shows some of the original cast from the long-running hospital drama, ER. You don’t [...]
April 6, 2022 0 The $64,000 Fake New York City Tourist New York City has everything — Broadway shows, two baseball teams, great public parks, a 24/7 public [...]
April 4, 2022 0 The Walls (and Book) That Can Kill You Pictured above are two people looking through a book of wallpaper samples. As activities go, this is probably [...]
April 1, 2022 0 Let’s Talk About Advertisements (and Guest Writers) Hi! Back in October — six months ago, somehow! — I used a Friday email to share with you a [...]
March 31, 2022 0 Why You Shouldn’t Hold in a Sneeze We’ve all been in there. Maybe it’s a religious service, a crowded elevator during a pandemic, or [...]
March 29, 2022 0 An Initial Reaction to Disaster Relief? In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Caribbean Sea and the southeastern United States, with the city of New [...]
March 28, 2022 0 The Derogatory Term in Your Junk Drawer Pictured above is a junk drawer. It’s not my junk drawer — it’s one that the Container [...]
March 25, 2022 0 A Handful of Stories I Didn’t Write About But Wanted to Share Hi! Every once in a while, I come across a fun fact that, for various reasons, I want to share but [...]