Archive for August, 2008
Tuesday Tips: Commas!
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What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers. ~Logan Pearsall Smith, “All Trivia,” Afterthoughts, 1931
Now that we’ve mastered the wily apostrophe, let’s move on to the accomodating comma…
First, remember the example from my introductory post?
Woman without her man is nothing.
This is one of the [...]
Most Important Books
photo credit: Dr. Yuri Andreievich Zhivago
My recent review of Made to Stick brought to mind a post I read a few months ago about having a list of Most Important Books…
The idea behind creating this list is to get beyond a simple, cursory reading of books, and transition into actually living those books that merit greater attention. [...]
TGIF: Links of Inspiration!
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Hope you find these links as helpful as I did!
The Right Kind of Effort
How to Develop Creative Thinking Skills
Oprah’s Top 7 Tips for Creating the Life You Want
10 Ways to Foster Enthusiasm
4 Taoist Secrets to Doing Less and Accomplishing More
Another Book Club Idea: the well-read challenge
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I recently stumbled upon yet another wonderful way to get your child reading: The Well-Read Child: Family Reading Challenge. The challenge started on July 1st as a way for parents to help encourage their children to read a little bit more every day.
Here is the link to the challenge: [...]
Tuesday Tips: Easy Apostrophe Wrap-Up!
photo credit: sergis blogSo far we have tackled
Before we wrap-up our discussion of apostrophe use, here’s a review of what we’ve already covered:
using apostrophes with contractions (they’re, who’s, we’re)
using apostrophes with possessives
using apostrophes with plurals (letters = t’s, numbers = 2’s, or time = 4 week’s notice)
Today we trip through the remaining, very easy [...]
Best Posts: July 2008
photo credit: Matt McGee
August is upon us already! Each month I will publish which posts seem to be the “best” according to which were most viewed or garnered the most comments. Although July was only the first month, here is a sampling of which posts seemed most popular:
Mother-Daughter Book Club
Tuesday Tips: Apostrophes
Sticky Ideas
Mother-Son Book [...]
TGIF: Links of Inspiration!
photo credit: wasimmons
We are spending a lovely week near Traverse City, Michigan… I hope these links inspire and entertain!
Mark Twain’s Top Tips for Living
How to Overcome Indecisiveness
20 Inspiring Quotes from Mother Teresa
9 Mind Development Killers
Why Worrying Gets You Nowhere
