My son was helping me in the garden yesterday, and he dug up a bunch of really old, cracked pots. He asked me what we should do with all of them.

I told him we should just plant some thyme in them.

I used to be addicted to soap, but I'm clean now.

I took my car into the shop the other day because it was making a weird knocking sound under the hood. The mechanic spent a long time listening carefully and checking all the hoses and belts.

He said he needed to do some intensive car-diology.

I was trying to start a garden in my backyard, but I was having trouble getting the seeds to grow. I checked the soil, the sunlight, and the watering schedule, but nothing seemed to be working. I decided to consult with a gardening expert, who told me the problem was

I wasn't planting the seeds deep enough, I guess you could say I wasn't getting to the root of the problem.