I’m grumpy. Maybe it’s me, but lately I seem more irritable. This is not a good thing given we’re entering the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. My mood exudes foulness for various reasons. First, I’m getting old. At 45 I’m definitely in the middle-age-phase of life. Perhaps I’ve recognized my time is short on this [...]
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Grumpy Old Man
Posted in aging, Christmas, driving, shopping, tools, words, writing, tagged anger, tools on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ode to The En Dash
Posted in words, writing, tagged punctuation on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oh en dash! What would my writing life be without you? Sprinkled in and throughout my paragraphs – separating key thoughts from inane flotsam and jetsam – the concept of not having you at the whim of my fingertips saddens me. Your absence in my day worse than lack of caffeine or the inability to [...]
E tan e epi tas
Posted in children, daughters, life, Minneapolis, Minnesota, parenting, relationships, school, Target, Uncategorized, words, tagged graduation, speech on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My 18-year-old daughter, a senior at Maple Grove Senior High School, graduates on June 7. In a few weeks, wings will spread and she’ll transition from a child student to an adult preparing for the start of her college experience. Wow. Where did THAT time go? Several years ago, in her Freshman year, she spoke [...]
Quote of the Day – Paul Newman
Posted in Uncategorized, words, tagged Paul Newman, quote on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The big difference between people is those who have had pleasure and love, and those who haven’t.” -Paul Newman -end-
Wordplay – Obsequious
Posted in dictionary, Uncategorized, words on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ob-se-qui-ous: Full of or exhibiting servile compliance, fawning. Her obsequious comments and actions were more believable than even she might have imagined.” -end-
For All Intents and Purposes
Posted in animals, words, tagged attack, chimpanzee, zoo on February 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For all intents and purposes, people should not attempt to domesticate wild animals like tigers, bears and chimpanzees. The recent, sad circumstance bearing out this truth occurred in Stamford, Connecticut, where a woman was mauled to near death by a “tame” chimp named Travis. You can see the full story below. In this particular case, [...]
Wordplay – Surfeit
Posted in dictionary, words, writing, tagged meaning, usage on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s been months since I entered a Wordplay post. This one seems poignant given we’re a week out from the U.S. Thanksgiving. If you want to see other Wordplays – just enter the word “wordplay” in the search bar at the top of the page. Surfeit (pronounced sur-fit): to feed or supply to fullness or [...]
Wordplay – Somnambulant
Posted in words on February 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Som-nam-bu-lant: to walk as if asleep. Former Nebraska Cornhusker head football coach, Tom Osborne, has a set jaw and stoic manner that famously makes him look somnambulant. Wordplay went on hiatus, didn’t it. But when I read this line from story in the New York Times, I just had to add it to the Wordplay [...]
What Was Said?
Posted in words, tagged quote on February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.” –Hans Nouwens