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Can White People Dance?
Language is a dance, don’t you think? Words are its movements, and grammar is its rhythm.
Seatbelt Clasp as Piggy Bank
An unbelievable event that happened one day. Against all odds, a penny nosedived into the clasp of my seatbelt!
Friend or Foe or Backfriend
Countless words and phrases in use today were invented by Shakespeare, including this word for worrisome relationships: back friend.
Heart-shaped Meals –
A heart-shaped meal tradition is how we roll at Casa Colando. After all, it’s well-known that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
Wholesome Advice
While it is said – and I believe – “never give advice or a lecture to someone who needs a hug,” I’ve benefitted greatly from some of the health-related advice I’ve received.
Caption This –
Nike customized a ubiquitous phrase, along with a swoosh. It’s given as advice, but it’s an empty phrase, devoid of meaning and bias. “Go for it!”, a caption for daily life.
Parts is Parts
The derivational history of the parts of speech we learned in school – the ones we often butcher as we write. Plato was the father of the three-act play story structure – the one writers must obey.
I’ve become a Pinterest Person
Balance is needed for homeostasis and hobbies help. Arts and crafts have long been in my repertoire. Writing is my elegant hobby. Pinterest is new.
On the 200th Day of Spark
Christmas marked the 200th day since Spark became our dog. We rescued him from a sad situation and, in turn, he rescued us from the contented, yet flat groove my husband and I had slipped into. So, I co-opted a popular Christmas song to call out his contributions to...
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