Category Archives: Free Country Free Ride

With the economy shut down over the past year, there's been a lot of talk about going "back to square one"...trying to start back over & return to where we were pre-pandemic. But what does that e...

Chances are, if you were to look at your wrist right now, you'd see a watch on it. But why is that thing called a watch? I mean, do you have to watch a watch any more than you would a clock? Why not c...

When you hear the word "blockbuster" mentioned, it's usually about movies, (either a flick that was a huge box office success or a certain now-defunct chain of video rental stores). Yet, while the wor...

As you look up at the clock & will it to hit 5:00pm as quickly as possible, do you ever wonder: why do clocks run "clockwise"? Who decided that that was the direction they should go?Think about i...

You've probably heard the phrase, "You just won a brand-new car" on many a game show. You might have told a friend before about a "brand spanking new” TV you bought. Or, because you listen to WF...

If you wear prescription eyeglasses, chances are you've probably noticed numbers stamped inside one of the arms of the frame. That's not the manufacturer's way of sharing winning lottery numbers, like...

For the longest time, businesses called their customers "customers". But, more & more business owners have begun referring to their customers as "guests". It's super-polite and sort of odd. But h...

Picture it: a 9-year-old kid running an egg-&-spoon race ends up crossing the finish line right behind the winner, before someone pats him on the back & says, "Sorry kid...close, but no ciga...

No one likes cold feet. Especially a husband whose wife brings her ice-cold tootsies into a warm bed. But, what about figurative "cold feet", like when someone in a business deal pulls out at the last...

You know the drill: when you break the law, they haul you downtown & take a few pics of your face at the police station. We call those photos “mug shots”, since the word “mug...