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Expectations: Lessons Learned from Frozen Food Boxes

Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · I often buy frozen “dinners” because it’s easier than cooking for just one person. They keep well in the freezer, there are seemingly hundreds of choices, and many of them are actually not too bad for us in terms of nutrition. · How do I choose which to buy? · Well, usually based ...

4 years ago

Elsewhere: The Mini Series You Watch in Your Head

Dave Worthen · There is a Mini Series you watch that can wreak havoc on your relationships.  · And no, I’m not talking about St. Elsewhere, the medical drama TV series from the 80’s. · I’m talking about the mini series you watch in your head. · Here’s what this series is about: · Elsewhere: som ...

5 years ago

Author Spotlight: Emily Dickinson

Suzanne Grandt · Emily Dickinson is known as one of the most innovative poets of the nineteenth century. She is known for her unique punctuation and style, as well as the skeptical and exploratory nature of her poems. Many of her poems have become much-loved classics, but most of them were not di ...

5 years ago

Your Admiration Has Been Hijacked

Dave Worthen · What exactly is admiration? · Admiration: to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval. · Late 16th century: from Latin admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder.’ · When you admire someone or something, you are in essence putting out this flow of wonder. · You see it in children. ...

6 years ago

American Grammar Checkup: It's Quiz Time Again!

Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · I don’t know why my readers think quizzes are so much fun, but I keep getting requests for more of them.  · So, here are some sentences that contain goofs in word usage or punctuation. · Dave really needed to hone in on his math skills last yearSusan lives in Buzzards Bay, Ma.Wow ...

6 years ago

Thursday Thought: Some Punctuation Rules Make NO Sense!

Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · We all live by some rules — legal, financial, societal — and we do know what we’re supposed to do because of them. We stop at red lights, we pay our bills, we say please and thank you, and we take care of our families. · But in the world of American grammar, many of the punctuati ...

6 years ago

Wednesday Words: Active and Passive Voice Explained -- Finally!

Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · A reader wrote and asked if I would explain Active and Passive voice, because she has been using an electronic grammar checker and it keeps saying she should use MORE passive sentences. · Um. No. Don’t. Please. · She wasn’t completely sure what it meant, although she’s heard the ...

6 years ago

Homelessness and Me

Joyce 🐝 Bowen Brand Ambassador @ beBee · While waiting for Hearth Home to respond to my requests for interviews, I have decided to share my journey through the system. So far it has been rife with disheartening,”NOs.” · I stated my purpose for going homeless as the need for medical, food, and depends. I was amazed at th ...

6 years ago

Life Aboard the Noka ― Part I

Phil Friedman · TALES OF LIVING AND CRUISING ABOARD THIS 18-TON CUTTER BUILT IN OUR BOATSHOP... · My wife Susan and I were crossing the Gulf Stream on the way back from Grand Bahama Island to Hillsborough Inlet, Lighthouse Point, Florida. · The weather had kicked up, with wind and seas coming fr ...

7 years ago

American Grammar Checkup: Pronouns Revisited

Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess · About a year ago, I published a post on LinkIn on pronouns, but I've added a lot of connections since that time. I seriously doubt anyone is going to scroll all 330 of my earlier posts, so I am updating the information here, hoping that I won't see or hear any more pronoun gaffes ...

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