Seeing is believing?  
WARNING: Please pass this by if you have a history of seizures. I am told the image should not be viewed by such -- and that makes perfect sense to me.

I received this in an email this AM....More...

22 comments | 4 kudos | 367 views | posted Sep 16, 2007 at 11:12 AM

Writing Tip of the Day...  
Today's borrowed from http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html

AFFECT/EFFECT

There are five distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), ...More...

5 comments | 2 kudos | 219 views | posted Sep 11, 2007 at 9:29 AM

Genesis/Revelation  
"It's time to post a new blog, girlfriend!" she writes. "That sad anniversary one just rips my heart out whenever I check your site. I just can't think of you in an unending season of darkness ... ...More...

0 comments | 3 kudos | 215 views | posted Sep 11, 2007 at 8:54 AM

Writing Tip of the Day...  
'i' before 'e'
except after 'c'
or when sounded as 'a'
as in neighbor and weigh.

I believe that is a receipt for their eighty pieces of freight on the...More...

12 comments | 7 kudos | 252 views | posted Sep 9, 2007 at 10:22 AM

Writing Tip of the Day...  
More is the opposite of both fewer and less. Fewer should be used when quantity can be counted. Less is properly used when quantity is measured. I generally drink few...More...

6 comments | 4 kudos | 195 views | posted Sep 8, 2007 at 11:03 AM

A Guide to My Blog  
About Me: -- Well, nearly all posts are about me, but if you want to learn more about who I am, start here....

The Love series...More...

3 comments | 1 kudo | 454 views | posted Sep 8, 2007 at 5:15 AM

Writing Tip of the Day...  
You're is a contraction for you are. Your is possessive. You're going to be diligent now about your apostrophes when you're using contractions in your...More...

16 comments | 7 kudos | 315 views | posted Sep 7, 2007 at 12:01 PM

Soul Food  
I used to sing in the church choir. With family deaths and grief, my throat closed and I could often not speak, much less sing. It has been a long time since i was active in the choir. I went back ...More...

9 comments | 6 kudos | 276 views | posted Sep 5, 2007 at 10:51 PM

Writing Tip of the day...  
The word loose is NEVER a verb (action). If you have lost something, the word is lose. If something is tight, you can loosen it to make it loose.

11 comments | 3 kudos | 259 views | posted Sep 5, 2007 at 9:58 AM

Out of Hiding and No Retreat  
Two weeks ago, I posted new pictures. The pictures came as a result of finally feeling good about myself. I am not yet quite where I want to be, but I am much closer.

For a long time, I had bee...More...

18 comments | 7 kudos | 409 views | posted Aug 31, 2007 at 2:17 PM