This week, a song released 65 years ago finally hit the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. No, it hasn’t been a long, slow climb; it’s been seasonal. Every December for the last 65+ years, Brenda Lee’s signature tune, Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, has reappeared on the music charts. While Christmas songs…
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As Nashville continues to grow, the congestion on our highways is getting exponentially worse. But this is more than just a problem here in Middle Tennessee. Our large metropolitan areas, including Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, are struggling with increased traffic congestion. The state government thinks that it has the answer to many of our highway…
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Work-life balance continues to be a hot topic in the post-COVID world. We’re searching for one solution that will work for everyone. But researchers are finding that’s not possible. There is no single solution; it’s all about the power of choice. The optimum work solution varies by person. For some, in the office, every day…
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Did you know that there are two words of the year? Yesterday, we discussed authentic, the Miriam Webster Dictionary’s top word for 2023. But not to be outdone, the Oxford University Press, the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary, have announced their word for 2023: rizz. The older you are, the less likely you know…
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With the new year just a few weeks away, many will begin to issue their year-end and best-of-2023 lists. The company that brings us the Miriam Webster Dictionary has weighed in with their Word of the Year. In recent years, they’ve spotlighted keywords like feminism, gaslighting, pandemic, they, and vaccine. Many think that this year’s…
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This time of year, people are lighting up the neighborhood with Christmas lights everywhere you look. And every year, these holiday displays are getting more ornate. It’s more than hanging a few wreaths and several strands of lights. Americans are acting more like Clark Griswold every day. We’re not only trying to outshine our neighbors,…
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I saw a story the other day highlighting some of the new postage stamp designs for 2024. Since the US Postal Service introduced the forever stamp fifteen years ago, you see few unique stamps anymore. And since most of us send so little snail mail these days, you rarely pay attention to stamps. What has…
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The restaurant industry needs help. Those who survived the COVID-19 epidemic are having a hard time making up for all of the money they lost over those two years. The big chain restaurants have closed many of their locations to remain profitable. Some have brought back once-popular promotions to increase foot traffic. Red Lobster brought…
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We all have little things that drive us mad, but they may be no big deal to others. We could call them pet peeves, but I don’t even know if they matter that much. For me, one of these grievances would be when a couple sitting in a restaurant booth sit side-by-side rather than across…
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It was 66 million years ago that dinosaurs last roamed the Earth. And for as long as man has studied their demise, the leading theory surrounding their extinction was an asteroid hitting Earth. But now, researchers think the asteroid theory is only partially correct. The primary factor in their deaths was climate change. A change…
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