The Power of “Story”

May 22, 2007

On a recent school visit to share my stories, a teacher timidly approached me. “As soon as I saw you,” she said, “I knew you were the one. When I was a kid, a storyteller came to our school; I didn’t remember her name. I’ve always remembered the story she told about The Stingy Greedy [...]

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My “Dear Husband” Doesn’t Get It

April 29, 2007

My sweet husband is not a blogger, and is sometimes mystified by the abbreviations used. This morning I vacated my seat at the computer for a few moments, and he took the opportunity to sit before the monitor. He doesn’t get that chance very often anymore. I had left a blog post on the screen [...]

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I’m on an Eponym “Binge”

February 26, 2007

I’ve always been fascinated by word origins, and in the last few days I’ve been chasing down eponyms. An “eponym” is a word derived from the name of a person, place or object. Many of the words we commonly use came from the trademarks for products. Others have some history that I find enjoyable, and [...]

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Helium.com–It’s A Lot of Hot Air

February 18, 2007

The last two days, I have been exploring Helium.com. Have you never seen it? I ran across it on MySpace. There was an advertisement that said something to the effect of: earn money for your writing at Helium.com. Hey, I’m writing every day, so I thought it might be worth a shot. I was wrong. [...]

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