Author Archives: Warren Ediger

It’s Saturday morning, and I drop onto (ride down to from a street) the San Gabriel River Bike Trail. In the distance, about 20 miles (32 km) away, the San Gabriel Mountains hide behind southern California’s summer haze (dust, moisture … Continue reading →

When I went to the refrigerator this morning to pour myself a glass of orange juice, I noticed a label near the top of the container that read “Sell by Sep 10.” I looked around and found a similar label … Continue reading →

Fit or fat is the title of an interesting little book by Covert Bailey, a well-known fitness expert. In it he tells us that we have a choice – to be fit (healthy; able to do physical activities) or to … Continue reading →

So, what do you do when you have too many people and too little space? New York City, like many of the world’s large cities, has that problem. More than eight million people live in New York. Manhattan, one of … Continue reading →

Seedfolks, a book by Paul Fleischman, was always a hit (very popular) with my adult ESL students. Here’s how the publisher describes it: A vacant lot (empty property), rat-infested (full of rats) and filled with garbage, looked like no place … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago Jeff asked “What does it mean to be happy?” Today I’d like to ask a related question – what makes us happy? – and find an answer in an unusual source. Seventy-five years ago, in 1938, … Continue reading →

When you are invited to someone’s house, let’s say for dinner, is it the custom (common practice) in your country to take a gift? In the U.S. it’s considered the polite thing to do. They’re called host or hostess gifts … Continue reading →

Small animals have lived in cities for many years. They are so common that some people refer to (call) them as unnoticed neighbors because they aren’t aware of them (don’t know they’re there). New York’s Central Park is home to … Continue reading →