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TOP 10 SIGNS OF A SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR’S PARTY
By Torry Stiles 10. You’re the reason for more than one of the zoning rules. 9. More than one of your invitees responds, “If I make parole. …” 8. The liquor store requires you to […]
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How to avoid looking dumb when assuming or presuming
By Curtis Honeycutt Have you ever been confused about something, but you didn’t want to look dumb asking about it? For instance, you might think cappuccino drinks are made from ground-up Capuchin monkeys, even though […]
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TOP 10 COMPLAINTS FROM MRS. CLAUS
By Torry Stiles 10. Every year his picture is printed on ads and T-shirts a billion times. Do we see one thin dime of that? I don’t think so. Not a penny. 9. Nothing worse […]
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Creepy, mysterious and spooky: is that house really haunted?
By Rick Hinton A former paranormal investigator I knew had preconceived notions – pointing out houses on the Southside, declaring, “Would you look at that … it just has to be haunted. I’m sure it […]
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Lighten up with a healthy dose of verbal phrases
By Curtis Honeycutt What’s a phrasal verb, and how can it make my life better? Those are fair questions, especially because it’s possible you’ve never heard of a phrasal verb. I have a hunch you […]
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TOP 10 COOLEST THINGS ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE THEATER
By Torry Stiles (Dear readers: The Cinemark theater at US31 and Stop 13 got a major facelift and invited your most favorite and least controversial Top 10 writer to check it out. Never one to […]
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The Spirit of Christmas: why the holiday season is ripe for paranormal activity
By Rick Hinton It’s the holidays, and sometimes you just have to do it: grab the dictionary and spend time on a term that has nagged at the back of your mind. As you leaf […]
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TOP 10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM 50+ YEARS OF CHRISTMAS TELEVISION SPECIALS
By Torry Stiles 10. Santa’s reindeer don’t poop. 9. The Grinch story would’ve ended a lot sooner if he just had a pair of Dr. Scholl’s shoe inserts and a decent cardiologist. 8. Santa doesn’t […]
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Is it jargon or slang when describing Dr. McDreamy as ‘the bee’s knees?’
By Curtis Honeycutt Let’s face it – the trajectory of our language is trending slangular (a word I’m confident I just invented). With the proliferation and pervasiveness of internet culture, slang is everywhere. You know […]
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Hospitals: Fuel for a paranormal fire?
By Rick Hinton Hospitals can be a strange mixture of both hope and despair, and the ongoing sage of the human condition – life and death. Hospitals can also be the last hotel in which […]