Category: Feature
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disgruntled
We witnessed yet another horrific shooting this week. This time, a “disgruntled former employee,” as many news outlets have been describing him, gunned down two journalists during a live broadcast in Virginia. Disgruntled. To me, a disgruntled employee is a fast-food worker who spits into a burger after one too many lunch rushes – not a mass shooter.…
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hooch
As others kept their eyes peeled for wildlife, I kept mine peeled for – what else – a good etymology. On the Alaska cruise my wife, some close family, and I recently enjoyed, this effort entailed not staring down binoculars, but bottles. Yes, I’m talking about hooch. Hooch Among other things, of course, many of Alaska’s…
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Why “turkey” is named after the country
We can thank Turkish trading—and Turkish naming trends—for the name of this Thanksgiving bird.
Mashed Radish 