by PJColando | Apr 14, 2026 | blog post
Commonplacing is a centuries-old practice of compiling knowledge – quotes, ideas, observations – into a personalized repository, sort of a scrapbook for one’s mind. It helps improve memory retention, sparks creativity, and organizes information....
by PJColando | Apr 7, 2026 | blog post
In the sixties, I sewed my own clothes. Before that, my mother did. There was no onus to wear home-sown clothes. It was the pattern, the habit of the times. Everyone did it. It was the norm in the Midwest. We’re weren’t odd or considered poor. Further, we...
by PJColando | Apr 1, 2026 | blog post
“I love to sit in front of you and hear your voice. I feel like a ‘we.'” To which I replied, “Thanks for the compliment. My parents would be so happy if they could hear you.” That church lady’s interaction was/is remarkable and...
by PJColando | Mar 24, 2026 | blog post
My husband is a sheet wrestler. In the morning, when the bed-making task inevitably falls to me, the aftermath of his good night’s sleep looks like a war zone. He pummels his pillow – the special one, with its cooling qualities, that we paid over a hundred...
by PJColando | Mar 17, 2026 | blog post, rant
verbicide MEANING: noun: 1. The deliberate distortion or destruction of the meaning of a word. 2. A person who deliberately distorts the meaning of a word. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin verbum (word) + -cide (killing). Earliest documented use: 1826. NOTES: Verbicide thrives...
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