Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

We don’t expect a perfect stranger to be there in our most vulnerable moments, or to change the way we think or view the world in the span of a single conversation. That’s exactly what happened to these 14 people, though, and the stories will warm your heart. 14. A sweet start. A couple days...

You never know when someone you run into accidentally, for just a few minutes, will change the rest of your life. If that statement seems like something that only happens in the movies, well, these 16 people are here to share their real-life tales. 16. You can’t judge a book by its cover. I’ve told...

Say what you will about the situation we find ourselves in right now, but it has given us the time and space to take stock what is really important and necessary in our lives. The planet, being left alone more often, is starting to heal from our over- and misuse, so some people – like...

Especially when you’re young, reading other people and sussing out whether or not they’re interested in a relationship can be pretty tough. The more experience you have, the more times you tangle with other people, the easier it is to tell – though these 14 moments really weren’t that hard to read. 14. The nightmare...

Hindsight is definitely 20/20, so once you’ve reached a certain age, it’s common to look back and think about all of the ways you could have improved your life by starting one good habit or another earlier. These 14 people have some great thoughts, so younger people take heed! 14. All day every day. Listening...

I think it’s fair to say that not as much about the past was “better” or “good,” the way our minds so often want to remember it. That said, there’s a certain amount of nostalgia that accompanies our youth, and for many of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s, that includes the...

There’s a lot of conversations and controversy flying around about police officers these days – how much money they make, how they’re trained, and yeah, how they’re treated by the law themselves when they wander afoul of it. This person thinks that cops should be considered civilians when off-duty, whether that means they’re treated more...

Okay, not really, because it seems like they never teach you the good history in class. If they did, everyone would love it. Universities would be overrun with history majors, and listen – I don’t think that would be a bad thing, because too many people are out there living like the past doesn’t come back around...

As someone who fell in love with, and studied, history in college, I can promise you one thing is true: the fact that so many people “hate” history class when they’re young has nothing to do with the subject, and everything to do with the instructors/curriculums. There are plenty of fascinating, funny, relatable, AND important...

There are a lot of things to worry about in this world we’re currently living in – like, a lot. And since my grandmother always used to lecture against “borrowing trouble,” I don’t want to spend too much time worry about tragedies that aren’t likely to come to pass, you know? But do you ever just sit...

Most of us are probably aware that the irritating oils from poison ivy leaves can smear onto your dog or outdoor cat, then transfer onto your skin or clothes, causing that awful, telltale itching and rash. If you live pretty much anywhere in North America where there are woods and wooded areas, there’s a good...

Our society is one that always seems to be innovating, coming up with new, better, faster ideas without spending too much time thinking about whether or not those better faster innovations are really good for the majority of people who live in our society. We’re thinking about productivity, or a bottom line, or just whether or not it can...

Our world is home to many amazing and weird things, and oftentimes those two adjectives can be applied to the same spaces and places. Traveling in person isn’t a thing many of us are doing these days, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still look at pictures and dream, right? Not that many of us...

There are about a million reasons that an idea for a television show, or even one that has been made into a pilot, might never make it to air. Most of those reasons have to do with marketing and money concerns, but not all of them! Keep reading to learn about 15 television shows you...

If you think too hard about it, all reproduction seems a bit weird, I suppose. That’s why we don’t overthink it most of the time, I’d bet. That said, even on a scale full of weirdness, these 6 organisms manage to take it to another level. 6. Community Gendering Fully grown Japanese climbing ferns can...