Talking about wild cows in the road may be cliché when it comes to travel commentary. But clichés become clichés because (mostly) they are true: I really did see cows in the road while I was in India, in a large city, and that’s not the norm where I live. And…
Are you familiar with the Frog and Toad children’s books? I read them back in the day and was reminded of them in an article by Erin Newcomb posted at Christ and Pop Culture on Monday. The best books present characters so real that readers consider them friends. Frog is…
During my undergraduate studies at Illinois State University, I once took a course on geology to fulfill a general education credit. The professor was extremely passionate about rocks and land formations, which was good. He also spoke like a hippie, often interjecting “dude” or “butt-load” amidst the geological terminology. That…
It happens all the time: You are having a great time at a social gathering—feasting and merrymaking and the like—and you thank the host for the lovely hootenanny. The room quiets and crickets can be heard because you have just offended the host. This is no hootenanny. It’s a hoedown….
Some of my friends have wondered when the word duels for Which Word Wednesday will be exhausted. I’m sure someday WWW will have its last posting . . . but I have some good news! I just received a book stocked with examples to choose from. I think we’ll be…
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