Not long ago, Marilyn shared this story. RJP It has nothing to do with hooking up or any other kind of sex. It has to do with becoming the closest of friends with a complete stranger for one afternoon, then never… Read More ›
language
DOESN’T ROLL OF THE TONGUE
JYProvocative Question #8 – Language I answered this already, but I can expand on it. Not that it needs much expanding. Have you learned (or attempted to learn) another language? What was your journey to learn that language? I lived… Read More ›
ENGLISH AIN’T EASY
Let’s face it. English doesn’t always make sense. HOMONYMS sound the same, but don’t mean the same TO-TOO-TWO all sound the same. The first is a pronoun. The second means “also” and the final is a number. ONE-WON – unless… Read More ›
SPEAKING A NEW LANGUAGE
UNE NOUVELLE LANGUE par Rich Paschall What if you could wake up tomorrow and be able to speak a new language? Suppose you did not have to work at it at all. There would be no boring repetition of words… Read More ›
QUICKLY BEST FRIENDS
It has nothing to do with hooking up or any other kind of sex. It has to do with becoming the closest of friends with a complete stranger for one afternoon, then never seeing him or her again. One year,… Read More ›
ABOUT BOOKS AND READING
An Informal Survey of Writers About Reading Since I’m almost always reading something, I figured I’d drop an oar into these waters. I am a writer, serious amateur photographer and once upon a time I wrote books about how to use… Read More ›
IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE – RICH PASCHALL
Watching Foreign Language Films, Rich Paschall Unless you were born in another country or became fluent in another language, you probably have little interest in foreign language films. The language barrier is something many of us do not wish to… Read More ›
SUBTLE AND NOT SO SUBTLE – POETRY
National Poetry Month, Rich Paschall There seems to be a day, a week, or even a month for just about everything. The types of things for which mayors, governors, and even presidents are willing to present a proclamation seem a… Read More ›
BEST FRIENDS FOR AN AFTERNOON – Marilyn Armstrong
It has nothing to do with hooking up or any other kind of sex. It has to do with becoming the closest of friends with a complete stranger for one afternoon, then never seeing him or her again. One year,… Read More ›
THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND A WORD I WOOF – Marilyn Armstrong
Today we vacuumed the living room and changed the sofa covers. We moved all the things out of the way, including the step stool Bonnie uses to get up on the sofa. Some hours later, I was doing something on… Read More ›
WORDS AND WILDLIFE – Marilyn Armstrong
I have no doubt my dogs think. They don’t have as long a memory as people and I don’t think they get into nostalgia or reminiscing, but they plan. They will work together to accomplish a particular goal. Like opening… Read More ›
LOVING WORDS AND KNOWING HOW TO USE THEM – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #51 If people find typos or grammatical, punctuation, spelling, or usage errors in your posts, do you welcome having them pointed out to you, or do you resent it. As a blogger do you let people know… Read More ›