I know you've been lying today. Don’t lie to me — your face and the butt print on the sofa totally give you away. Is that why there are so many things lying around? It's so like you to blame me, but

Yesterday, the three-day ordeal began for the 270,000 Spanish students trying to get into a public university. Over the next few days, their proficiency and resilience/stamina will be put to the

I can't afford to buy a cave, you know, because of the housing bubble. I also refuse to pay rent, but since I'm a lucky bear, I didn’t have to wait to find an empty one. It's been three days since,

I would like to make the most of "most" today, mostly because it's one of the most commonly used words. It won't be a long post—ten lines at most. I don't usually write long posts, mostly because

I've read that there's a science to the madness of writing prose in English, and that there's a set of rules you're supposed to follow if you don't want your writing to sound like that of a

It feels good to sit down and think after a hectic day. A hot drink completes the perfect trio and restores the balance. I have a few quiet hours ahead of me—time to either think about how to get

This morning I changed my mind. I'm not hibernating this winter. It's not worth wasting time sleeping when there's so much I could be doing instead, like getting fit, going to the mall, or eating

It was insanely dark when I opened my eyes for the first time, which was really/truly surprising. I had felt the light through my closed eyelids many times before. You lose track of time when you're

Can I eat this? I wouldn't if I were you. That's been in the fridge long enough to grow legs and run away. Really? It doesn't look that bad. Don't eat it. I can smell it from here. That's the thing —

Channeling the rage and helplessness during hard times in a constructive way feels impossible. It's the kind of feeling that , empowered by fury, makes you capable of almost anything. Unlike

Could you roll a giant ball of manure in a straight line, by walking backward on your hands, over uneven ground at night? Sounds harder than a 30-day yoga challenge, huh? Well, that’s exactly what

Once, I was lining up at one of those huge supermarkets and the guy next to me said, "You can't pay at this checkout. Your cart is spilling out with groceries. You'd better find out where the right

Good morning, Mr. Backer. Good morning, Doctor. How are you feeling today? You’ve been coming back and forth all week. I know. It feels like someone’s doing voodoo on me. You think someone’s trying

One of the characters below is running for president. His wife drives a car that runs on electricity and she isn't into politics, but she runs a law firm. She dreams of a run-of-the-mill life, and

When is property tax due? In the fall. Have we ever fallen behind? Not that I recall. Why ? I got a phishing email. It says we owe money to the county office. No less than $2,000! Ignore it. It's a

The one-word-a-day approach seems slow, but it's not that bad. It goes deeper into the many uses of common words and idioms. I always discover new ones, even for seemingly simple words like "right."

My boss's childishness has strained my patience. What happened? I thought the strain between you two was over. Over? Not at all. She has a muscle strain, so she wants me to take over. For how long?

I think I'm going to pass. Pass on what? On joining the conversation. What did he do this time? The usual — stirring the pot and playing innocent. Do you think he really believes what he says? No

Get real — you're getting old. Why, because I’ve got a few gray hairs? No, because you got a birdbath. You’ve got to be kidding. Seriously, what’s gotten into you? You used to hate birds. I don’t

Flaubertie was a spoiled princeling who lived in a small castle and was always bored. Taking advantage of his mother being on a mini-cruise, he walked into the kitchen and asked the goody-goody cook