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Never Be Bored
“Aim so high you’ll never be bored,” a monster mantra, a guiding light for over-achievers and self-actualizers’ lives.
Mickey Mouse as Anti-Hero
When Walt Disney’s original Mickey in the cartoon, Steamboat Willie, some in Hollywood are writing scripts for a villainous Mickey. How do you think that will go over?
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.
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