Tabs on Writing

While we will leave the origin and the selection of one of the four choices of interpretation of this famous proverb for you to decide, the main purpose of this post is to indicate the homophones of the word need. Whereas a want is something you would like to have, a need is something that you [...]

As you may have read or heard, New York Representative Charlie Rangel recently got in hot water with the House of Representatives Ethics Committee. In his defense he tried to wrangle a lesser ”reprimand” plea for being guilty of a slew of ethics violations. The full House voted 333-79 to censure him for his misdeeds. A censure, according to AOL News is [...]

The Holiday Season is truly upon us: a Happy Hanukkah this week to my Jewish friends and “The Twelve Days of Christmas“ are right around the corner. Presumably, the unknown composer of this quintessential English carol got mixed up over the older, medieval axiom, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” The bird, [...]

While this title sounds like what a bartender might ask, the purpose of this post is really gastronomical. If you ever have had Duck l’Orange, or Peking Duck, you might waddle away from the table like the bird that was served to you used to do. On the other hand, last week’s bird of choice – turkey- [...]