November 30, 2008
Words define and distinguish. Without words our world becomes amorphous and irrelevant. An amorphous and irrelevant world is self-absorbed. When my son uses an inappropriate expletive I tell him, “Always remember, words define your world.” As a 9th grader, his teachers reveal words to broaden his perspective. He and his friends string phrases that limit, [...]
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November 11, 2008
Writing doesn’t take too much courage. Heck, you can post a lot of drivel on the Internet. No one may read a word, but you get to express yourself. Billions of words appear daily on the Internet. Some words inspire change and major paradigm shifts. Some face the wrath and doom of Alexa and Google. [...]
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Get Bailed Out! Look It Up In The Dictionary
November 30, 2008Words define and distinguish. Without words our world becomes amorphous and irrelevant. An amorphous and irrelevant world is self-absorbed. When my son uses an inappropriate expletive I tell him, “Always remember, words define your world.” As a 9th grader, his teachers reveal words to broaden his perspective. He and his friends string phrases that limit, [...]