Blimpie shed the vast majority of its locations over the past 25 years, a decline driven by overexpansion and a revolving door of leadership that never managed to reverse the downward trajectory. Notably, Blimpie actually predates Subway by a year, making it the older of the two chains. Robin Williams had a notable political figure…
Things I Like: The Ren & Stimpy Show (TV Series)
As a millennial born in the year 1988, I remember the very early days of Nickelodeon quite well. The network was still fresh and trying to establish itself, and honestly, they must have been desperate for animators because I cannot imagine a show like Ren and Stimpy getting approved today for Generation Alpha. A lot…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Spartacus
The man history knows as Spartacus was most likely born in Thrace, in a rugged territory near the Strymon River with a long tradition of producing formidable warriors and stubborn resistance to outside authority. Even his name is uncertain. “Spartacus” may have been a Roman designation tied to his origins or identity rather than the…
My Son Alexander is Officially Done With Daycare Pre-School
Very recently, my son had to say goodbye to the daycare that had been taking care of him since he was just a little baby of two months. He’s officially qualified for public 4K, so now we can finally say goodbye to monthly tuition payments that were almost as much as our mortgage. It’s still…
Fun Facts and Trivia About The Chemical Element Xenon
Despite being the heaviest stable noble gas present in Earth’s atmosphere, xenon is almost vanishingly rare, accounting for roughly one part in ten million of the air we breathe. The name reflects the bafflement of its discoverers. Drawn from the Greek word xenos, meaning “stranger” or “foreign,” it captured how alien and elusive the gas…