Storyteller, Quizzer, Marcom Pro.
Storyteller, Quizzer, Marcom Pro.
Walk past a bougainvillea in full bloom and you might assume those vivid, papery bursts of pink, purple, orange, or red are its flowers. They are not. What draws the eye so forcefully is actually a set of modified leaves…
A brief look at one of antiquity’s most provocative thinkers and the expression his legend inspired. Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412–323 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who rejected wealth, social convention, and political authority with a consistency that unnerved his…
Not every consequential conversation happens in a boardroom. Some can happen in the kitchen! The phrase kitchen cabinet refers to a small, informal group of trusted advisers who operate outside an official decision-making structure. Unlike formal boards or committees, this…
We often see news stories about a child diagnosed with DMD, with families turning to crowdfunding and kind strangers to afford a life-saving injection. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a rare but severe genetic disorder that mainly affects children, especially…
Some expressions carry entire histories within them. In the doldrums is one such, born from the hardships of ocean navigation and later absorbed into the language of everyday human experience. In the doldrums means being in a state of inactivity,…
“I watch movies once in a blue moon.”“Why did you buy such an expensive device when you use it once in a blue moon?” When we say something happens “once in a blue moon,” we mean it occurs very rarely.…
Petrichor is the distinctive scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The word was coined in 1964 by Australian scientists Isabel Joy Bear and R.G. Thomas, combining the Greek petra (stone) and ichor, the fluid said to flow through the veins of the…
To “open a Pandora’s box” is to do something that seems small or harmless but releases many unforeseen problems. It’s like a “point of no return.” Once the lid is off, you can’t just put the chaos back inside. Asking…
I wanted to get a first-hand experience of the work that many of us depend on every single day but rarely acknowledge. The kind of work we casually label as “menial,” while enjoying its convenience without a second thought. So…
Personality is a set of individual emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that make a person unique. The word carries the history of performance, and psychology. It traces back to the Latin persona, meaning a “theatrical mask” worn by actors in ancient Greek…