Month Archives: October 2024

'The Washington Post' announced it is one of the latest newspapers opting not to publish presidential candidate endorsements this year.

I don't read horoscopes and I don't believe astrology runs our lives. But if you do, brace yourself for a shock. There's a 13th zodiac sign!

If your school grammar teacher appeared out of nowhere and handed you a pencil and paper, could you list the eight parts of speech?

I'm happy to report that this site remains unaffected by a WordPress drama involving a third-party company. But many websites can't say that.

Every four years, I reach that point of being fed up with people who proclaim that they're just not voting in the general election.

How hard is it to choose your candidate before you head to the polls? Some people seem to be making it a lot harder than it should be.

If you are of a certain age, you remember learning how to write in cursive. You probably remember something very strange about the cursive Q.

I added a comment captcha checkbox to this site last week after multiple weeks of high volumes of spam comments. Here's how it went.

Artificial intelligence presents challenges for educators as they figure out how to codify rules that prohibit students' use of AI in school.

If you're one of the few who attempt to leave a legitimate comment here, you're going to notice a comment form checkbox now.

They're two similar-sounding words, but they mean different things. Here's how to choose between assure or ensure. I often write...

Over the past 20 years of this site, there have been only a few times that I took the step of deleting old blog posts from this site.

In the wake of the failed experiment that was CNN+, the news outlet's website visitors are beginning to see something new: a CNN paywall.

If there's one thing social media platforms have in common, it's a growing number of negative posts. Is dodging them...

Think you know how to make a word ending in 'S' possessive? Arkansas has a possessive apostrophe rule that might feel different.

As I write this, plenty of ‘in progress’ posts sit on my calendar. That’s because I learned when it’s best to press the draft button and wait.