“Think before you speak”—could there be a clearer path to a wholesome life? But clinical tests now show that verbal restraint can lead to significant health problems. Indeed, unspoken zingers and lost chances to tell someone where to go were recently identified as primary causes of word deposits in the body. Researchers believe these fatty…
Each year, 4.2 million people in this country are diagnosed with word allergies. Or maybe it’s eight hundred people. In either case, at an estimated annual cost of $1.6 billion in lost productivity, or maybe $67.50, this little-understood condition calls for increased awareness. Known as WA, word allergies mostly afflict writers and musical people. But…
In memory of Florence Stern, 1916-2010 I’ve never been a dog person. No soft spot for slobbery panting beasts over here. No sense of humor about being barked at, sniffed at, or jumped by an animal nearly my size. And as for those teeny tiny dogs—well, I guess I fail to grasp the appeal of…