Winston Churchill famously said, “England and the United States are two countries separated by a common language.”

After watching British television shows for many years on the unmentionable channel (what my kids call PBS), I can attest to the accuracy of that statement. As hard as I try I can only understand about half of the spoken dialog. I have to figure the rest of what the show is about on my own.

Ken Kaiyala
4-27-21

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On the radio today I was reminded of a sort of silly word I used to use, but haven’t thought of for some years: “Diddlysquat.”

It actually is in Webster’s Dictionary.

It means very little or next to nothing.

It probably describes a lot about me and my brain.

Ken Kaiyala
6-30-2021

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What’s the drink of choice to go with lasagna and romaine lettuce with sweet onion, radish, slices of small yellow squash, tomato, and blue cheese dressing?

For me, a salted caramel milk shake of course.

Ken Kaiyala
9-30-2025