New Words, New World: Keeping Up With Language Havea you ever heard someone use a word and thought, “What in the world does that mean?” You’re not alone. The English language is constantly changing. In 2025, Dictionary.com added more than 1,200 new entries,...
What Makes the Perfect Restaurant? Is it the food? The service? The atmosphere? The price? Or something harder to describe—the way you feel when you leave? As we get older, our idea of the perfect restaurant may change. It may have less to do with trendy menus and...
Why Are We Interested in the Things That Interest Us? Why can one person spend an hour watching a documentary about World War II while another would rather watch birds at the backyard feeder? Why can someone become completely absorbed in genealogy, while a friend...
Coffee and Aging: Could Your Morning Cup Be Helping You Stay Younger? For millions of people, the day does not really begin until they have had their first cup of coffee. It wakes us up, gives us energy, and for many people, it is simply a comforting part of the...
When We Ask for a Sign Have you ever asked for guidance when you were facing a difficult decision? Maybe you prayed, talked to God, asked the universe for help, or simply said, “I need a sign.” Then, sometime later, something happened that seemed to answer your...
Does AI Affect Your Smarts? Artificial intelligence, or AI, has quickly become part of everyday life. We can use it to answer questions, find information, write messages, recommend movies, plan trips, and even help us make decisions. AI can be very useful—but some...
