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....
by B.L. Unkel | Jun 21, 2025 | Writing
As the saying goes, location is everything. That applies to some work excuses, too. Animals At least once every year, work took me to Alaska, where my corporate headquarters was located. I learned that Alaska and Texas are different in many ways. One of which...
by B.L. Unkel | May 24, 2025 | Everything Else
Recently, I had to buy a new pair of shoes. As I started researching, trying to decide what I wanted, I came across an interesting post about feet. That put me into research mode, and the results just begged to be featured in a DYK. The Foot Did you know a...
