You may have noticed that over the past couple of weeks I haven't been posting as frequently as usual. That's due to the new projects that I've taken on, plus the impending birth of my first daughter. For this reason, I will not be able to post daily on Everything is...

Last week I participated in a trivia contest over at the American Presidents Blog called the First Lady Trivia Challenge. I won, and the prize that I received is a copy of The Mental Floss History of the World. I've only skimmed through it, since I have a bevy over other...

Despite the best efforts of President and Mrs. Obama, Jesse Jackson, and Oprah, the city of Chicago was eliminated this morning as a potential host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition came down to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Madrid, Spain, with Rio getting the...

[caption id="attachment_1159" align="alignleft" width="227" caption="Courtesy of brtsergio on Flickr"] [/caption] Hi all! You may have noticed the new link at the top for titled 'forum'. I'm currently installing a forum and trying to iron out all the kinks to have it...

I was having trouble configuring it, and it wasn't getting much traffic, anyway. It might return, and it might not. Until I make a determination, you can go to the Product Reviews category for recommended products.

I've added a link to the blog Executed Today, which as morbid as it sounds is actually an incredibly interesting website. For example, Oliver Cromwell was executed on this day in 1661...two years after he died! For more info, check out the site.

I got rid of the technology category since everything I was writing about fell under the origins or etymology categories. I'm still going to use the technology tag, though, so you'll be able to find technology-related articles. Also, I'm changing up the bookstore some...