Category Archives: Free Country Free Ride

When you think Thanksgiving, you usually think...turkey. Turkey is the 4th favorite meat in America, while chicken is #1. We eat both chicken meat AND chicken eggs, right? So why don't we eat Turkey e...

Hopefully you had a big, delicious Thanksgiving this year! But did you have a hard time staying awake after lunch? Most people did, and almost everyone blames tryptophan. But is tryptophan really the ...

First, let me say that I am in no way a doctor or any other type of medical professional. I’m just a wordsmith who enjoys knowing where the language we use comes from & what it all means. Pl...

Whether it’s “Springing Forward” or "Falling Back", you've probably wondered at one point or another, "What even is Daylight Saving Time? And why does it exist?"Founding father Benja...

When people heard the word "PLACEBO" back in the 1200s, there were no sugar pills or clinical trials. Actually, “placebo” had nothing at all to do with medicine back then. In reality, for ...

You could definitely ask your buddy whether The Godfather Part II is as good as everyone says it is, but you'll never know for sure unless you sit through all four hours of it & see it for yoursel...

Whenever you hear an old saying, like "letting the cat out of the bag", does it ever make you think "for Pete's sake, what does it mean”? But then you think, “why did I just say that? What...

A honeymoon is the best part of any wedding. Heck, it’s the best part of any marriage. But where did the term “honeymoon” first come from?The word comes from the Old English "hony mo...

We love our fur-babies. Even when they race through the house soaking wet after a bath...when they steal your spot on the couch…and, yes, even when they drool, we love them. About that drool, th...

There’s usually a good reason whenever food labels are vague. That’s exactly the case when it comes to Sunny D. Because, while it may be orange & seem like juice, it’s not actual...