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 to [...]
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E tan e epi tas
Posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Target, children, daughters, life, parenting, relationships, school, words, tagged graduation, speech on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Quote of the Day – Paul Newman
Posted in 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
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Wordplay – Obsequious
Posted in dictionary, 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.”
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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 [...]
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 excess; [...]
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 files. It’s [...]
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
Wordplay – Osculation
Posted in words, writing, tagged kiss on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No one provided me with a Word-of-The-Day calendar for Christmas, so I’m on my own in 2008 when it comes to new entires for Wordplay posts. Here’s the first of the New Year:
Defined, the word osculation means either 1. in geometry, to come into close contact with – particularly at the point where two curves [...]
“It” vs. “They” and “That” vs. “Who”
Posted in words, writing, tagged writing tips on January 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bloggers Unite! If you’re going to write for the public domain, please attempt to use proper grammar (unless your style is to ignore grammar rules intentionally). I’m known to break a few rules myself (not always on purpose), but there’s one obvious rule that seems to be obliterated by even the most poetic of published [...]