Playing with words again!
Read until the end to just enjoy our delightful language! This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word. This word is “UP.” This one word in the English language can be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb and preposition. Who knew?! Not this (ex)English teacher! To be knowledgeable about the proper […]
Know this story?
“Once there was a very wise king who spared no effort to teach his people good habits of being industrious and careful. He felt that nothing good could come to a nation whose people complain and expect others to fix their problems for them. One night while everyone else slept, he placed a large stone […]
What are the Dog Days?
It’s summer time (and the living is easy? You know what that means…lots of fun, vacations, picnicking, sunbathing, lazing around. But also, potentially, the utter collapse of any of our momentum and productivity. It’s true, the dictionary even defines the “Dog Days of Summer” as “lethargy, inactivity or indolence.” And it’s from early July to […]
Food for thought…
“One song can spark a moment. One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, and one bird can herald the spring. One smile can begin a friendship. One hand can lift a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, and one word can frame the goal. One vote can […]