So 21 days from now, America will inaugurate a person as president, someone practically no one ever expected to see as the next occupant of the Oval Office. A person who…
Month: December 2016
Book Progress Report #12
Okay, people. It’s time once again for prayers. Or, for those of the non-praying ilk, crossing fingers.
A Code id da Dode: Ellie’s Antidotes
Colds. We’re all too familiar with the usual trajectory: sore throat → sneezing → cough… and sometimes all at the same time. No year would be complete without the Christmas Cold. Having just gone through one of these winter-wonder specials, I thought I’d share some of the balms I found most helpful with you, dear readers.
Friday Follies #69 – 3 articles that make me go “Arghhh”
“3 articles”? Yes, that’s what I said, unlike the usual “3 mistakes.” Why? Because the Grammar Cop found three articles, all in The Suburban, our (in)famous weekly paper, chock-full of errors. Sigh. Here’s the list of winners (losers?) in this week’s bonanza of bloopers.
Poems for Li’l Kids #2 – Taylor the Tiger
Here’s another little playful poem I wrote for my own kids many years ago. Comes with a built-in lesson at no extra charge! 😀
I wanna be a kid again!
Winter’s here in Montreal! Who loves winter the most? Kids! Why is that? No snow tires to buy. No icy roads to dread. No shoveling to do. So what’s left? Play!
Friday Follies #68 – Mixed-up mixups that, yes, make me go “Arghhh…”
…gghhhhh!” Okay, heh, sorry, I’m ready now. This week the Grammar Cop deviates a bit from her usual scenario of three-gaffes-and-three-corrections, just for a change. She is soooo tired of seeing the same word confusion over and over again.
Poems for Li’l Kids #1 – Danny the Dinosaur
People who know me best (okay, my daughter and son) know that I used to write poems. I wrote them when they (my kids) were very young, just to entertain them. At least they (the poems) started out as such, but over time I’d slyly work in a moral or two. Oh, not sternly, not with a thud, but with a ;-).
60 years: Then and Now – Part Two
Further to my 60 years: Then and Now post of three weeks ago, I’d like to talk to you today about television. I don’t know about you, but I get misty-eyed when I compare just a few of the TV-land offerings of 1956 with shows of today.
Friday Follies #67 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”
Greetings, FF fans! The Grammar Cop spent a lot of time online this week, so two out of three of these English-challenged blunders come straight to you from the Internet.
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 