Quote of the Week
Some see a weed;
some see a wish.Source: Unknown
Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Jun 07
New England asters: Not to be confused with Philadelphia fleabane.
Face Photos from Readers
Thanks to John Whitman for this slightly dismayed face from downtown Ottawa.
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Category Archives: Language and Communication
GoFundMe
Life is not grammar. Or semantics. Continue reading
Good Job, Buddy
She learned something; so did I. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication
Tagged Community, Culture
6 Comments
Say Wut
A plea for a reinstatement, not a request for a repeat. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Conversations, Culture, Word Play
10 Comments
It’s Official
I have become my mother. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Aging, History, Word Play
18 Comments
Pre, fi, pro, fum
We do what we can. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Science
14 Comments
Do Not Follow Not
Send what you want out into the Universe . . . Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Word Play
11 Comments
All Too Too
Say it once once, dagnab it. Continue reading
Distracted Again
Another linguistic ponderable. Continue reading
One Right Way
More adventures in Writing-about-Cooking Land. Continue reading