We have a tendency to overuse certain words. I know this because on an annual basis many media outlets publish lists of the most overused words of the year. It usually happens in December to commemorate the end of the year. 

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. —Abraham Lincoln

As the story goes, in an effort to improve sales and efficiency, a grocery store conducted a study to see which items were most commonly purchased together by its patrons.

"A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low.” —P.T. Barnum

The word integration, as well as its meaning, is very important.

So, the other night I am browsing my local drug store, killing some time as I wait for the pizza I ordered at my favorite pizza joint in the same strip mall.

Legendary Baseball Manager Tommy Lasorda once said, “No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are, you’re going to win one-third of your games.

Noted American astrophysicist and cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson said, “Everything we do, every thought we’ve ever had, is produced by the human brain.

I’ve discussed logical fallacies in my column in the past. One such fallacy I have not touched upon is the slippery slope.

Planned obsolescence. It’s an idea I’ve touched upon in a few of my columns in the past.