Category Archives: humor

A game to help adults learn English. Or not

Posted on November 21, 2011 by stillalife

Today we held Talk Time, a once-a-month group for adults from other countries who want to practice their English, which three of us lead at a local elementary school.  Apropos of the launching of the winter eating season, we opened with … Continue reading →

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Clutter makes me crazy

Posted on November 17, 2011 by stillalife

My life is a continual, and often losing, battle against clutter.  Simply put, clutter makes me crazy. A few years ago we lived in a small, rental house for ten months. We devoted one bedroom exclusively to unopened boxes containing … Continue reading →

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And words to go before I sleep

Posted on November 15, 2011 by stillalife

November 15.  Exactly halfway through the month. At least fifty thousand words are the target for the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) November event, “Write a novel in a month.”  Thirty-two thousand words are behind me, sixty-four percent.  The total … Continue reading →

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Is “common sense” common?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by stillalife

Is common sense all that common? David, the same hair stylist who inspired my last post on “creativity,” suggested “the death of common sense” as a blog topic.  He argued that because of excessive governmental regulations and laws,  people have … Continue reading →

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Complaint free in 21 days

Posted on October 3, 2011 by stillalife

Want to rid yourself of a habit, nasty or otherwise?  I decided to break the habit of complaining, based on an article called “Not Complaining” by Brother David Stendl-Rast in the journal Thirty Thousand Days.   I volunteered myself as a … Continue reading →

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Stories to mystify, exact revenge and embarrass

Posted on September 30, 2011 by stillalife

Storytelling was the subject of my last blog, that is, how stories passed on within a culture affect behavior and beliefs of members of that culture.  Today, I’m thinking about other kinds of stories, the silly ones that get told … Continue reading →

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We only want comments from the living

Posted on September 24, 2011 by stillalife

“Never say ‘no comment’ when talking to reporters.”  When I started my career I heard this mantra from every school PR professional I met.  The first thing to understand is that no one is ever tempted to say, “No comment,” … Continue reading →

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A little bird told me

Posted on September 6, 2011 by stillalife

A little bird, a budgie to be exact, once told my fortune.  I found his five predictions paper-clipped together when I rummaged through a desk drawer yesterday. I had saved them since 2009.  I met him as I was walking with … Continue reading →

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Bare-legged bimbo on her way to paperback fame

Posted on September 5, 2011 by stillalife

Ever since early August, when the literary agent told me my proposed memoir had no hook for readers in Ohio, I’ve been devising a plan to appeal to her and others in her trade when I have another opportunity to pitch … Continue reading →

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Social media wallflower

Posted on September 3, 2011 by stillalife

Who says writing doesn’t pay much?  I just read that popular reality TV show star, entrepreneur, and self-promoter Kim Kardashian earns $10,000 for every tweet she sends. This amounts to as much as $71 per character and the same for … Continue reading →

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