One of the craziest oddities of the English language is that there are so many different collective nouns that all mean "group" but which are specific to what particular thing there is a group of: a herd of elephants, a crowd of people, a box of crayons, a pad of paper, etc. There...
Proverbs 30:15 sn The next two verses describe insatiable things, things that are problematic to normal life. The meaning of v. 15a and its relationship to 15b is debated. But the “leech” seems to have been selected to begin the section because it was symbolic of greed—it sucks blood...
I was raised in a church and a faith that told us we should always be seeking God’s will for our lives. That well-meaning admonishment became a burden I would bear for years to come. My friends would tell me that they felt God calling them to be a pastor or to be a missionary i...
over the course of a movie, it feels like you’re sinking in quicksand. Not quite sure how to describe the shape of that sofa after so many years. Is “blob” a shape?
I’m real curious to see if the jet sweeps thatKyle Shanahanuses with the49erscan also be employed by theSaskatchewan Roughriders. I’m curious to see if any team, in any league, can be successful with the playbook that theBaltimore Ravensare using withLamar JacksonandDerrick Henry. And ...
Articles that describe the emu call it "inquisitive", and I have little doubt that this bird's natural curiosity has been reinforced by a daily flow of treats, given perhaps less than willingly by a stream of visitors. I have nothing to give the bird, and the emu and I stand for a ...
Facebook Home is an unlock screen. Swipe between beautiful real-time status updates and pictures every time you look at your phone. Long press to zoom out on pictures. Double tap to like a status. Or choose from three unlock options by pressing on your face: messaging (left), apps (top...
“Going abroad, and stepping into an Olympic setting, where the whole world is watching, and you’re in a stadium and it’s 80-100,000 people; it’s really tough to describe. It’s almost an arrogant crime,” Hardee told uInterview. “You know you represent the greatest country in ...
Their lack of enumeration skills is just one of the mental and cultural traits that has led scientists who have visited the 300 members of the tribe to describe the Piraha as "something from Mars." Daniel Everett, an American linguistic anthropologist, has been studying and living with Piraha...
451 Words 2 Pages Open Document For the past couple years, Cleveland Browns fans had to endure training camp and preseason until a starting quarterback was revealed. That isn’t the case this season as early indications point towards Josh McCown starting on opening day. Fortunately for Johnny Ma...