Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

When you were a kid, did you have a book called Scary Stories to Read in the Dark? Did you actually read it in the dark, or were you smarter than me and realized you definitely should read it while the sun is still up? Either way, you’ll know what sort of person you are now and...

Every job is hard some days, but some occupations – like an officer of the law – has harder days than most. I’ve got to think they also get pretty high highs, but those days when things are rough, I imagine they can be absolutely devastating. Or, as you’re about to read, really scary. Really...

I would guess that the majority of people who get busted by authorities aren’t the smartest bulbs in the box. There’s a reason they’re caught, of course, but also perhaps a reason they’re in the situation of breaking the law in the first place. There are always people who defy the odds, though, right –...

We’re all happy to have an emergency number to call when something goes seriously awry in our lives. There are so many people who have been saved, in one way or another, by the arrival of help just in the nick of time. That said, it can be difficult to educate the general public on...

As much as we like life to be neat and tidy, it’s just not. Things can get messy, and no matter how badly you want a certain happening or event to have a logical explanation, sometimes it just doesn’t. Believe me, if these 34 people could figure out a way to explain the things that...

If there’s one thing I know for sure about human beings, it’s that they will always find a way to surprise you. This could be in a good way, or a bad way, but it will definitely happen if you wait long enough. If you’re a nurse or someone else who works in healthcare, those...

If you work in healthcare, chances are you get to know the inner thoughts and troubles of more strangers than you do your actual friends and family. Secrets and things people would rather keep to themselves come pouring out when medical attention is needed, and so most healthcare workers have probably heard it all. Which...

It can sometimes feel as if we use the terms ‘climate change‘ and ‘global warming’ interchangeably, but should we? Are they they same? Is the difference important? If you’re someone who’s curious – or just someone who always likes to be as accurate as possible – then read on, because we’ve got some good information...

I don’t know about you, but I’m much better at expressing myself in writing than in person. There’s something about having the time to really choose the words and tone you want and really nailing it down before the other person reads it at all. These 12 people really took the time to do it...

I mean, let’s be honest – for most of us, our knowledge of what a black hole is and how it interacts with the space around us is probably pretty limited to begin with, but listen. We figure we can assume at least a couple of things, just based on what they’re called, right? Wrong....

If you’re a parent, you probably know that getting information out of your kids can require serious CIA tactics – and even then, our kids can be more stoic than worldly spies. We really want – and need – to know what goes on when we’re not around, though, and so how can we get...

Being judgmental about how other people parent before you become a parent is one of those time-honored traditions of being a human. Like yes, it’s annoying to people who are parents and they definitely roll their eyes behind your back, but listen – they don’t really judge you because they were you. That said, we all have to have...

I’m going to try my best not to pre-judge on this one, because I know that every marriage and every relationship is different. They all work and run smoothly in different ways, but dang. If I read one more post that’s a woman worrying about what/how/when she feeds her significant other I might lose my...

Marriages can be tough work, but most women I know agree (and most men, too, if they’re brave enough to admit it) think that the bulk of the home and family work fall on their shoulders. We take care of the kids, we make sure the calls and appointments are made, the groceries are shopped,...

If you know anything about Italian folks, you surely know that they take their food heritage seriously. Very seriously. If you show an Italian person some fake and/or terrible food that’s claiming to be Italian food – like jarred red sauce, for example – they will delight in pitching a complete fit. That’s the concept...