Recently, I noticed that desktop computer has been running pretty slowly. It had been a long, long time since I had taken inventory of my internal and several external hard…
The folks at Sunday Stealing rip off a meme from another blogger each Sunday. They give full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and…
There really are not enough hours in the day. Or the week. Or the month. And the years are certainly elapsing too quickly. How can it possibly be October again?…
The folks at Sunday Stealing rip off a meme from another blogger each Sunday. They give full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and…
From the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) website: 2005: 59,000 participants and 9,769 winners 2006: 79,000 participants and 13,000 winners 2007: 101,510 participants and 15,333 winners A “winner” is one…
The folks at Sunday Stealing rip off a meme from another blogger each Sunday. They give full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and invite…
1. Wearing my favorite sweaters, enjoying the chilly nights and mornings, seeing all of the changing colors of the leaves, visiting the Pumpkin Patch, and playing the piano with the…
Pat Ruppel at Plain Talk and Ordinary Wisdom is one of my favorite bloggers. Recently, she wrote Defining Words, discussing a theory about language, i.e., that one, single word can…
Each Sunday, Sunday Stealing rips off a meme from another blogger — giving full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and invite everyone to…
From Sunday Stealing: 1. How long have you been blogging? I founded Colloquium in March 2005. 2. Any advice to beginners? It it best to establish your own domain from…
That’s what Alan Jackson asked us in song shortly after September 11, 2001.
Each year, the anniversary brings back the memories, images and sense of being unable to awaken from a horrifying nightmare.
For us Baby Boomers, there have been a lot of moments during our lives which cause us to periodically query each other about our memories and perceptions of world-altering events. Where were you when . . .
John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated?
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?
Nixon resigned?
John Lennon died?
Ronald Reagan was shot?
the space shuttle exploded?
the 1989 quake hit?
“Where were you when the first plane hit?” Note that no one ever asks quizzically, “What plane?”
A writing exercise makes its way through the blogosphere periodically: “Pick a book of fiction you’d never read (e.g., if you read sci-fi, pick a romance). Open to a random…
Each Sunday, Sunday Stealing rips off a meme from another blogger — giving full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and invites everyone to…
My question for this edition: Did you watch Governor Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech? What did you think of it? What do you think about her candidacy? Is she qualified and…
Each Sunday, Sunday Stealingrips off a meme from another blogger — giving full credit and a link back to that author’s site, of course — and invites everyone to play…
I saw it coming, but made up my mind I would hold out until BigBob said something. And then, a few weeks ago, he asked the question: “Is there really…
My question for this edition: Can you believe that Labor Day weekend is here already? Did your summer fly by? What was the best part of the summer for you…
Becca started a terrific meme at Write on Wednesday: The Writing Style Meme. In honor of the beginning of the school year and, for those of us no longer in…
“Matt,” as he is known to his teachers and classmates, begins his high school junior year tomorrow, but we’ll be renting a larger tux for this year’s prom. He needed…
“Authentic” simply means genuine, real, not phony or copied. It is a word that has, unfortunately, become a cliched “buzz word” and, along the way, one of my least favorite.…
1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was teriyaki chicken, rice, and potstickers, accompanied by good lunchtime conversation with a colleague. 2. Shopping is something I intensely dislike.…