The phrase “words mean things” is something my old journalism professor used to always say. He was talking about how individual words have meanings and should be chosen carefully. Words have dictionary meanings and cultural meanings. Journalism is a very literal world that tends to use words in their dictionary sense and forgets that sometimes … Read More
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Momma said
Most adults have had that moment when they suddenly say something that as a kid, they swore they would never say. This is usually something their parents would commonly say that was probably a little annoying as child, right? As adults we realize the wisdom of those words (or a psychologist might say we are … Read More
5 of my top 5s (otherwise known as weirdo life and home tips)
About a month or so ago, Arkansas Women Bloggers‘ monthly theme for submitted blogs was “Top 10 lists” and my best intentions were to submit all kinds of crazy top 10 lists like my weird homemaking tips, my weird life advice, weird observations, etc. You know, random stuff that is either useless or amazingly helpful. … Read More
Breaking away from the evil that we know called ‘comfort zone’
I have a weird, unintentional habit that when my wheelchair tires need air, I keep thinking “my tires need air, I should get around to taking care of that.” The problem becomes, I don’t take care of it until someone finally says something like “stop, your tires are so low I don’t see how you … Read More