Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

As someone with anaphylactic peanut allergy, I feel a kinship with this post (in some ways). People with allergies are always responsible for their own well-being, and we do things like vet what we eat, what we touch, and pay for expensive epipens to give ourselves the best shot at not dying. That said, I...

Have you ever had that experience, the one where you think you know where a conversation or a comment thread was going and then all of the sudden BAM – it turns a direction you literally never saw coming? Those can be uncomfortable, but they can also be hilarious – and these 10 posts are...

You’ve probably heard someone say or seen someone type “well that escalated quickly” when a conversation goes from 0 to 60 on the confrontation scale in no time flat. The comment can diffuse things, actually. It can earn a laugh when we really, really need to break the tension – which is why I hope someone...

Real life isn’t usually like your favorite romantic book or movie, and honestly, once you remember how much crap the heroes and heroines have to go through to get their happy endings, you might actually be glad. That is until you read about these 13 sweet, sweet real-life moments that almost seem too good to...

Romance novels get a bad rap, but they’re actually great. They make people happy, they let us safely play out our fantasies, and readers love picking up a novel and knowing exactly what they’re getting at the end. If you’re someone who loves romance novels (or Hallmark movies), then let me tell you, you’re going...

Facebook has been in the news lately, and most of it hasn’t been that great for the social media giant. They’re looking for ways to shore up their image (among other things), and one of the suggestions that seems to be taking hold is a brand new name. While they try to figure out if...

I’m sure you’ve heard around the interwebs by now that Facebook is seriously considering changing its name. The jury is still out on if and what the social media giant will choose, but while we wait, why not have a little fun? Here are 11 pretty funny suggestions from the peanut gallery in the meantime....

There are some pieces of advice that we all know (and occasionally use and love). They seem like one-size-fits-all colloquialisms, things that help us parse what it means to be human, and for those reasons they’re unlikely to ever go away. But what happens when you have two of those pieces of advice, and they...

There are a hundred different kinds of lawyers, and while some of them get into it for the money or niche interest, I have to believe that at least some of them get into it because they want to help people. These 14 lawyers probably spend at least a little bit of time re-thinking their...

There are upsides and downsides to every profession, and if you’re a lawyer, I’d guess that the hours – along with not getting to always choose your clients – must be two of the worse parts of the job. After you read about what these 15 lawyers say is their most shocking case ever, you’ll...

I used to be someone who was embarrassed about discussing personal and/or intimate things with a doctor. Then I had a baby, and I never really thought about being self-conscious about my body again – ha! That said, I feel like most doctors have honestly heard it all…but even if they had, I have to...

Almost everyone can identify with the experience of needing a job, and most of us agree that the process of searching and interviewing for a new one is in no way pleasant. We need jobs, which can make an interview something of an imbalance of power. That said, we also have to know our self worth,...

If you’re a history lover like me, you know that the past is littered with actual events that will drop your jaw. People in extraordinary circumstances are capable of extraordinary feats, and over and over again, human beings have proved that was true. Some of those events, when viewed through a modern lens, actually seem...

Let’s start this post off saying that whether you’re single or attached, there are people who envy your situation. Being single can be great, as can being attached, but when it comes down to it, the right thing is what feels best to you at a certain time in your life. These 18 people are...

If you, like me, belong to GenX or the Millennial generation, you probably tend to view the 80s, 90s, and early aughts with rose colored glasses tinted by nostalgia. We remember the music, the fashion, the stars and the days without cell phones, but we tend to forget the less savory parts. For this post,...