By CJ Tiernan The 90s were a decade full of sweeping change and living life on the go. We coated the world in denim and flannel and dared our neighbor to look more disheveled than us. Our heads were protected from the sun in full, 360º fashion courtesy of bucket hats. Between Doc Martens and Timberland boots, our feet were ready for combat. Businesses still broke bread and spilled tea at the watercooler. It was, with the benefit of hindsight, a simpler time. This is my list

By CJ Tiernan You ever stop and look around the English-language landscape? It’s wild out there. We have words that sound the same but are spelled differently. We have words that mean multiple, palpably different things. We, the denizens of the melting pot, have words inherited from seemingly every other language under the stars. It can be a lot to handle. Worse yet, we often ignore the available words with imbued pizazz and lean on the rudimentary and familiar (unforgivabl

By CJ Tiernan During the pandemic that began the first half of 2020, (C'mon! You remember the one I'm talking about!) I decided to try and memorize the flags for the different countries of the world. I don't really pay attention to world affairs and History was my least favorite subject in school (to quote Rafiki: "It's in the past. It doesn't matter). I wanted to become a dash more worldly wise, but in a manner that fit my vibe. I don't have all the flags memorized, but I di