‘Denim’ gets its name from the French words ‘de Nĭmes’ meaning "of Nĭmes," because it was manufactured in the city of Nĭmes.

‘Jeans’ comes from the city of Genoa (earlier known as Genes) because the pants were worn by the Genoese navy.

'JNCO' means “Judge None Choose One."

My father had parts of both feet amputated due to some health complications. Our family doesn't really do sympathy very well.

My daughter and her friends got into the glitter at camp today, and I think we're going to be brushing glitter out of her hair forever.

I know it sounds like a pre-k antic, but they are almost 14. 🤣🤣

cue | noun | a signal to a performer to begin a specific speech or action

Theatrical scripts used to have the abbreviation ‘qu’ to indicate when to speak, as ‘quando’ is the Latin word for “when.”

So ‘cue’ probably came from ‘qu.’

A right-winger -- a registered Republican, a Trump voter, an evangelical anti-abortion activist -- assassinates a Democratic official.

Republicans respond by blaming the left.

Democrats respond by blaming ... no one.

Owl says STFU every day

Do you need some popcorn to eat while scrolling through Trump/Elon breakup memes? Do you also want to help support a wonderful little community theater? Here's how to kill two birds with one stone!

I'm glad she likes the new comforter.

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.

I just started reading "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder, and had to share this sentence.

"Fascists rejected reason in the name of will, denying objective truth in favor of a glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people."

The Eagles winning because of DEI (a white cornerback)

Um, sir? How did you get to our third floor deck?

My dog would very much like to opt out of the raccoon distribution system.

Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark watching the Chiefs game together is the matriarchy

One of my favorite places for a sense of community is the Wawa coffee station: people of all races and ages and genders making their drinks and singing along to the store music.