by B.L. Unkel | Aug 2, 2025 | Writing
Today, women can be anything they want to be. This hasn’t always been the case. In the past, strong women had to buck traditional beliefs to travel unconventional paths. When it comes to flying, the woman who blazed the path into the skies for all other women is...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 26, 2025 | History
As I’ve said before, there’s a National Day for everything. Tuesday, July 29, is no exception. It’s National Lipstick Day. (And lipstick is much more interesting than you’d imagine.) History The practice of lip painting to improve appearance has been around for...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 12, 2025 | Everything Else
The Beginning As I explored topics to use in a DYK, I came across National Cow Appreciation Day. Yep, you read that right. National Cow Appreciation Day. It’s celebrated annually on the second Tuesday in July. Created by Chik-Fil-A in 2004, it commemorated Heff R....
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 5, 2025 | Writing
Several years ago, three children stood around discussing how their parents reacted when they did something wrong. The first child said, “When I get in trouble, my dad said he’ll knock my teeth out.” The second child piped up, “My mother just cusses me.” The third one...
by B.L. Unkel | Jun 28, 2025 | Baking
Have you ever come across something you’ve always heard about, but didn’t really know what it was? That happened to me not too long ago. Definition Recently, I was in the store browsing the canned vegetables section when the name on a can caught my attention....
