MARILYN CORNWELL

  Out of the blue is still an expression that we see.  It originates with something we don't see - a bolt of lightning out of a blue sky...

  The games were played back to back. That's how we think of back-to-back or back to back.  Or it could be meetings.  Or watching movies...

  A worldwide study has revealed that blue is the most popular colour.  That's across 10 countries in four continents.  Why are there su...

  Are Spelling Bees a U.S. phenomenon?  They turned 100 this year, or so an article says.  We can't know anymore which articles are news...

  It crosses one's mind right away.  Is the name Cumberbatch "made-up" - as it seems whimsical or nonsensical.   "Why is ...

  There are lots of pitfalls on the internet.  But the word itself - pitfall.  This sounds medieval - falling into a pit.  Perhaps a barbari...

   "Play nice" is an idiom applied to children - to not cause trouble, to play without arguing and share toys. It is a parental ex...

  How did I miss this May 2024 news item?   It is so weird and strange, who would believe it? Robert F. Kennedy revealed that he had a dead ...

  Which came first?  Proverbs as a pithy saying or the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible.  I would expect the saying came from the book a...

  The New Scrabble is a group game to be played with friends and everyone wins or no one wins.  Like group games.  That's how they work....

  Garbage day used to be simple.  One garbage can.  Everything thrown out.  The yard waste went into the compost in the back garden.  Plasti...

  I was wondering the other day about facial tissues vs the brand name Kleenex. Perhaps I shouldn't bother.  Kleenex is being withdrawn ...