Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

If you stand on a street corner right now and ask people whether or not this entire year has been a total dumpster fire, I doubt you’d find many responses to the negative. Because there’s so much happening – politics, elections, race relations, public health concerns, civil rights erosions – it can definitely feel like our attention...

Living in an apartment has its perks, but like everything in life, it also has its challenges. Whether you live in an apartment, a condo, or even a house, neighbors are one of those things you just can’t predict until you’re actually, you know, living in a space for awhile. If there’s an upside to...

Most of the time our brains are on our sides. We can control them, they do what we ask, and all is right with the world. There are those times, though, when they misfire. They betray us and barf out the wrong thing at the wrong moment, and we wonder how we will ever show...

Not all jobs that pay well are worth it, and sometimes jobs that pay little are terrible, too. If you can find the absolute sweet spot of a great job that’s also awesome, that’s the best. If you can’t, though, a low paying job you love might be the next best thing – as long...

Once you’re happily ensconced at a job you enjoy, no longer the newbie feeling your way along, it can be interesting to watch those who come after you. You’re probably able to tell pretty easily which will sink and which will swim, right? If you’re these 16 people, that’s definitely true, because they had a...

Trying new things is generally regarded to be a good thing for humans to do now and again – or as often as you can. Hopefully, those instances pleasantly surprise you, but even when they don’t, you can usually learn something. If you’re these 19 people, what you learned is that you’re definitely never going...

If you made it through your childhood without anything sketchy happening to you, you’re definitely the exception rather than the rule.  Kids are kids, but they’re also human and life happens – which means no matter how hard the adults in their lives try to keep them sheltered, it can’t last forever. These 16 people...

If video games are your bag – or if they have become more important in your life since we’ve all been spending a lot more time at home – you’re probably excited for the release of the PS5. Playstation was being all kinds of considerate, giving everyone plenty of time and letting them know exactly...

Listen, we’d all love to have the house with the nicest finishes on the street, but when budgeting for remodels, most of us understand that concessions will have to be made in some areas if we want to splurge in others. Or, if we have a strict, small budget to begin with, we understand that...

There are so, so many riddles out there, which is great, because no matter your skill level or interest or how much sleep you got the night before, you can always find ones you can solve. On the flip side, you can usually find ones that challenge you, too, if that’s more your thing –...

There’s not enough true crime media in the world. I mean sure, there are tons, but I think I’ve already worked my way through about 98% of them, and running out would be a true tragedy. I mean, not the sort of tragedy the people experience in the actual cases, but you know what I...

There’s not much in life that’s more frustrating than trying to remember something and not being able to force it out of your brain. It’s right on the tip of your tongue, but it just won’t come out of your head. If you’ve got a mobile phone and a willingness to download the Google app,...

Look, I am not someone who judges the choices and preferences of others. When it comes to proposals of marriage, they are as varied and inventive and unique as every single couple involved in them, but listen – if you want, with all of your heart, to propose in front of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile,...

College professors kind of have this image of being calm, unflappable, and – if a bit eccentric – typically not the type to meltdown or make many waves. This year is throwing everyone for a loop, though, and our lack of communication with others seems to have caused a breakdown in the ability to parse...

Larry David is famous for many things, but his empathy toward other people is probably not one that comes to mind. So to hear that he’s responsible for literally saving someone’s life? Sounds unlikely. That doesn’t, however, make it less true. In 2003, machinist Juan Catalan was facing the death penalty at just 24 years old....