A sieve is a utensil used for straining liquids from solids. You may use one to drain water from spaghetti noodles. The water just runs right out of the sieve. It's terrible for holding liquids. This is where we get the saying that something is, "leaking like a sieve."
For most...
In 1888 Bertha and her 2 sons, Eugen and Richard, set off on what would be the world's first road trip - 180 km from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany. This road trip is considered dangerous, but necessary to demonstrate the usefulness and viability of her husband's recent invention, the automobile. It...
My father-in-law is the Insurance Commissioner for our state. At dinner last night he was telling me about the Governor's new initiative to encourage more state workers to work from home. He's in charge of a pilot program for his departments and is surprised by the initial results. The realities of...
A couple of years ago I was in a French class in Paris with students from all over the world, learning about the work habits of countries around the world. The teacher went around the room asking us each to tell us about the vacation habits in our countries.
I soon...
