According to the History Channel, June 6, 1882 was the day the electric iron was patented by a man named Henry Seely.

I share a birthday with The Electric Iron!

Unlike me, it’s a humble appliance, clever in design, utilitarian, cumber-sleek, and easy to use.

Once a year, I reach for it high on […]

It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. ~John Steinbeck

When Sam announced the class goldfish was up for adoption, I knew I was in trouble. Keeping two-inch long marigold slivers of fate and bubbles alive for more than a […]