Silly Games to Pass the Time on Long Road Trips

Kids playing Mad Libs
Kids have loved playing Mad Lib games since the 1960s. (Photo courtesy mmnicolet/Flickr)

 

I’ve always loved words. Most of my life, my head has either been in a book or hovering over a piece of paper writing my own stories. That’s why it came as no surprise that two of my favorite ways to pass the time on road trips has been playing hangman or filling out Mad Libs.  Continue reading “Silly Games to Pass the Time on Long Road Trips”

Debunking the Myth of the ‘Five Second Rule’ [POLL]

Five Second Rule
Sixty-five percent of American families implement the ‘five second rule,’ the belief that if food dropped on the floor is picked up within five seconds, germs don’t touch it. (Photo courtesy mek22/Flickr)

 

My wife  always told me that I’m a bit of a spermatophobe (Spermatophobia  is the phobia of germs, not sperm.) I readily agree. There are some things I just won’t do, no matter how silly she thinks I am. But now there is a scientific study that backs me up! Continue reading “Debunking the Myth of the ‘Five Second Rule’ [POLL]”

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Probably A Story

Smoke rises over eastern Texarkana
Smoke rises over eastern Texarkana toward Mandeville early one morning. (Photo © 2012 Jathan Fink)

Smoke billowed into the sky and nearly blocked out the sun as I headed to work two weeks ago. I wondered what could be burning, if anyone was hurt, or what kind of tragedy the fire rose out of. I had been out shooting photos for another story already that morning and was running behind schedule, plus I had a billion things to do that day and chasing down a fire wasn’t on the agenda. But the journalist within said “Where there’s smoke, there’s probably a story.”  Continue reading “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Probably A Story”