I saw it again just the other day – another parent locked in a losing battle of wills with their teenager. Voices rising, arms crossed, eye rolls from the teen, and that all-too-familiar line from the parent: “Because I said so.” And just like that, the conversation ended. Not with […]
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As winter arrives and energy bills climb, your home’s heat is literally escaping. But keeping your house warm this season doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. This article breaks down the easiest, most cost-effective insulation upgrades you can make—starting with a look at the materials themselves. Understanding insulation materials […]
Carl Linnaeus, the great 18th century Swedish biologist, gave scientific names, based on his binomial system, to over 4,000 species of animals (and even more plants). He called the donkey Equus asinus, which is literally just ‘horse donkey’ in Latin. But in English, ‘asinine’, meaning donkey-like, has become a synonym […]
