NERD (n. Slang) 1. A foolish, inept, or unattractive person. 2. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. I stumbled across a posting on Twitter from the Dictionary.com…
Two Wolves and the 2015 Superbowl
Tonight, as I watched the Super Bowl nail-biter with bated breath, I also was posting on Facebook, in the general arena and in a local sports-oriented group. The sports group fell quickly into two main camps: one thinking the Pats…
In New England, We Are Hunkering Down!
Anyone who has watched TV in the last week — especially yesterday or today — knows that there is a monster storm heading up the Atlantic coast, from D.C. to Maine. We are about to get slammed with as much…
What’s Your Why?
The TED talk that Simon Sinek gave last year went viral, and it got a lot of people talking. It’s all about the reality of Steve Jobs and Apple — and the reason so many people are passionate about their…
The Grammar Goddess is NOT Passionate About Grammar!
True. I’m not passionate about grammar. Yes, I teach it, but I’m not passionate about the topic by itself. How can anyone get passionate about colons, commas, dashes – or quotation marks? Grammar is a tool, one among many, and…
Stop the Insanity!
You know the modern definition of insanity, right? “Insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results.” Yet even knowing that, we often still continue down the same paths again and again, appearing surprised when things…
Why Do I Teach American Grammar?
Why do I teach American grammar to grownups? To business professionals? As my mother constantly asked, “Didn’t everyone learn it in school?” Well, first of all, no. We didn’t all learn it in school, and there are several reasons for…