These are 67 words I’ve had to stop and look up while I was reading. Many of them should be used far more often in everyday conversation. How many do you know? Adumbrate Algid Antediluvian Aplomb Autarky Avuncular Bathos Blandish…
The Internet is having an enormous influence on the way we live, there’s no doubt about that. Some see this influence as a good thing, and others see it as a bad thing. It is rather confusing. Social media and…
Without God, we are faced with the horrible choice of living in a dreamlike fantasy world or in a nightmarish reality. News, entertainment, sports and politics are designed to amuse and distract us. In many ways, today’s news and politics are…
Somewhere along the line you’ve probably created a monster. But it’s unlikely yours was anywhere near as monstrous as the one created by Victor Frankenstein. The demon, as author Mary Shelley calls her protagonist’s creation, is a bad apple, but…
I joined Twitter in 2008. It was a lot of fun. Most of the active users were using it for business purposes, to exchange ideas, information and build personal relationships. I made friends all over the world — people I…