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Turns out Illinois is a great place to be an educator.

Working hard or hardly working?

I firmly believe it's never too cold to have some ice cream. Sure you might shiver while you eat it, but it's still a delicious treat nonetheless. I know I personally enjoy ice cream year-round. If I'm craving ice cream, I don't care what season it is, I'm having some dang ice cream...

Looking at the results of a recently-published study on the most and least educated cities in the United States reminded me of a couple of quotes. One, from John Belushi in Animal House: "7 years of college down the drain," and the other from my dad: "Did 9 years of high school teach you nothing?"

Sure, Illinois has its difficulties in some categories like property taxes, government corruption, and a steadily declining population, but we apparently make up for it with our spotless households.

Did you know that "stressed" spelled backwards is "desserts"?

Let's say that you've gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, and your best friend hasn't. Are you more of a "live and let live" sort of person who is cool with others making their own decisions while you make yours, or do you have to end the friendship?

Hungry + Angry = "Hangry" What exactly is the definition of "hangry"? The Oxford dictionary says - Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger. Personally, I get VERY hangry when I haven't eaten. It's funny I kind of have a threshold when it comes to my level of hunger and how angry I get...

Summer is basically here, and that means it's time to plan some vacations. Sure you could start thinking about where you want to travel, but sometimes that's just not realistic. When it comes to work, time, money, sometimes a vacation just isn't something you can pull off...

How rude!