Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

There are a ton of reasons why you’d want to have the best possible credit score on any given day. Most days, we just like to have our best foot (or score) out there anyway. You know, just in case someone takes a peek. If you’re wondering if there are some simple ways to give...

If you’re a person of a certain age, you’ve probably realized by now that there are more than a few “facts” we learned in school that are now outdated. The order of the planets hasn’t changed (I’m pretty sure), though, so how could we be wrong in guessing that Venus is Earth’s closest neighbor? Well,...

They say you’re only as young as you feel, but I’m not sure that after a certain age that necessarily applies. People are looking younger for longer, they’re staying fit well past middle age, but if you ask most older folks when they started to feel old, I bet they would say “around 70.” Now scientists...

If you’ve got younger kids, you’re probably looking for things to fill up your long summer days – things that aren’t constant running around (because gas prices!) or screen time – and bonus points if it’s educational, right? Science experiments are a quick and fun way to entertain your kids (and yourself) so check out...

I think that most of us want to believe there’s life out there in the universe. It’s so vast, after all, that thinking we might be the only ones seems a bit lonely, don’t you think? That said, I don’t think this image – snapped by cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov – is going to end up...

There’s no doubt in the minds of anyone who has been responsible for disciplining kids that it’s a tough gig. No one wants to be “mean” and hated, even if it’s only for a few hours, but if you’re considering what’s in the best interest of a kid, those scenarios can be tough to avoid....

We all know that if we’re going out planning to have more than a drink or two, it’s a good idea to have someone lined up to make sure we get home safely. In some friend groups that might mean taking turns, but some folks also abstain for reasons of their own (that are none...

People will honestly say all kinds of weird things. They don’t think before they talk, or at least not often enough, and the result is often just strange and inappropriate comments that no one should have to handle. Folks dealing with medical conditions that are hard to understand get these comments more than most, and...

Doctors, dentists, nurses, and other health professionals are supposed to be people we can trust. Their offices are supposed to be safe spaces where we can confide private matters and expect empathy in return – but most of us have had at least one experience that proves that’s not true. These 15 people have pretty...

There are some Hollywood remakes or reimagining that have gone over surprisingly well – most superhero franchises have gone through re-castings and come out unscathed, and I really enjoyed the redo of Fright Night – but sometimes we watch a performance and just know it can never be replicated. These 18 people have some very good...

If you’ve never been married, you might think that people are exaggerating when they talk about how hard it can be to get along with their in-laws. If Reddit is any indication, they’re absolutely not – in fact, it seems like it’s easier to win the lottery than to find yourself with an amazing mother-in-law....

We’ve all heard by now that the bees are in trouble. And if the bees are in trouble, so is literally every other living thing on earth, so it’s definitely a problem that needs to be solved. California, at least, is taking steps to try to help – even if their methods seem a bit...

While it seems as if we find out more and more about the universe every single day, the truth is that when it comes to space, there may always be more mysteries than solid answers. Black holes are one of those mysteries that are slowly being unraveled, and it seems as if every time we...

There’s no doubt that divorces are hard on families. Not only that, but no matter how young the kids are when they happen, they tend to be toughest on them. This guy is 17. His dad cheated on his mom with a family friend (who does that?) and eventually married her. They have children together now...

In some parts of the world it’s considered normal to speak more than one language. In other places, like in America, learning a language other than English is something to be complimented (as long as English was your first language, of course). Regardless of where you live, though, I think most of us would agree...