Grammar Nazis

Probably the biggest pet peeve I have as a writer and editor is when people use words incorrectly.  Many of those who know me know I’m somewhat of a “Grammar Nazi”.  I will pick apart even a casual email – mostly to make sure I understand what I’m reading, but bad...

The Handwriting on the Wall

A blog is today’s version of a diary.  It includes the writer’s personal take on the things that happen to them and around them.  When I was young, I had a diary.  It wasn’t a diary per se, as I didn’t use it to reflect on my day or current situation but rather to...

Write the Book On It

How many times have you heard someone say “I don’t need help with _______!  I wrote the book on it!”  Most often the “topic” is some sort of social activity, but an article I came across today insists that, as a businessperson,  writing a “good book” related to your...

Weekend Activities

Happy Friday everyone! Since it’s the weekend, how about we talk about what you do on the weekend?  What’s your favorite weekend activity (besides finally getting through all the chores and yardwork you didn’t get to during the week)?  Me, personally: I like to read...

Spelling and Definition

On my company facebook page yesterday I posted a photo.  It was the “definition” of the word synonym.  I could give you the dictionary definition, but this one is more fun.  It reads: So here’s my question: are you a good speller?  What is a word you can spell that...

More Than Games

Last night my husband was playing Scrabble on his cell phone.  My son, who is recently in to word searches, found the “word search” game on Daddy’s phone and wanted to play.  To make things a little messy, I have an actual word search app on my phone.  So my husband...

Columbus Day or Native American Day?

Today is Columbus Day, one of those holidays that causes my kindergartener to be home playing video games instead of being at school (for some reason though, his Catholic school’s calendar is calling today a teacher in-service and not Columbus Day).  But Columbus Day...

Questions and Decisions

Everyone has a “specialty”.  It’s the thing you do most or best.  Any overall skill can be broken down in to areas of specialization – just as a doctor can be a “general practitioner” he or she can still specialize in cardiology or neurology.  Just like writers can...

The “New” Interview

**Warning: Long Post** When I was a teenager and interviewing for my first job at a grocery store, the interview was pretty simple. First, because I was a teenager and didn’t have any work history, the questions were pretty straightforward “traditional” questions that...

What’s In a Name?

I nearly forgot about posting. After dropping my son off at school, I came home to start my own routine – beginning with a check of email. One specific piece got me started doing something else, so I worked on that for a while before going back to my other daily...