Photo credit: Photo generated by Copilot, October 4, 2025 By S.L. Penningroth, Ph.D. (SLPenningroth.com) — October 8, 2025 This summer, I found myself struggling with more tip-of-the-tongue words than usual. The ever-elusive names, of course, but also common words. Words like…Oh, shoot. It’s happening again. What do you call that thing you put on the […]
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Probably out of your league. Photo credit: “Happy Winner Dog on the Podium”/by cyano66/iStock.com By S.L. Penningroth, Ph.D. (SLPenningroth.com) — April 13, 2025 I was listening to comic Mike Birbiglia’s podcast, and he said that both he and his wife feel like they “married up.” Then they had dinner with a couple who said they
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