February 26, 2013 Never let it be said that the Oxford English Dictionary is resistant to change or behind the times. The February update edition is including a number of words that may heretofore have been understood only by "techies" and the "street smart" among us. Can you define "cruft"? "Dumbphone"? "Flexitarian"?
February 26, 2013 Being a radio personality I take great pains to e-nun-c-ate and correctly pronounce the words I use on the air. However there are occasions when despite my best efforts--I mispronounce a common word. Chances are you mispronounce a few too like, maybe, Dr. Seuss' name. Here, from the pages of MentalFloss.com, are some of the most commonly mispronounced words.
Sometimes, it's all too easy for an illustrator or a cover artist who has hit a huge creative block to use a picture of a celebrity as their guide for young adult novels. Plus, the celebrity lookalikes will help sales too, especially if it's a popular actress such as
January 5, 2013 It used to be that one way to kill time was to pick up a good book. Now it is becoming more and more likely that we will be picking up a good e-book device or tablet. A new Pew Internet Research Center study reported by NBC found that an increasing number of Americans are using e-books rather than paper books to do their reading. The numbers probably aren't surprising given the number of devices available.
December 21, 2012 The excitement of Christmas morning leads to a number of different styles when it comes to opening those gifts. Elayne Kahn, author of "1001 More Ways You Reveal Your Personality" says your method of opening presents says a lot about who you are. Check out the different styles and see if you identify with any. You just might learn something about yourself.
December 19, 2012 I'm the first to admit that my wife is the spiritual one in our family. While I try to keep an open mind with regards to matters of spirituality I tend to believe more strongly in things that I can taste, smell, touch, taste or hear. However, when my wife suggested I read a best-selling book called "Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeons Journey Into the Afterlife" I said, "OK, but don't think it will change the way I look at things". Did it?
August 15, 2012 If you are sitting in your "man cave" going over your "bucket list" while consuming a "craft beer" you may be at risk of becoming "obesogenic". If those highlighted words seem strange then maybe you should pick up the new edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. They are among the 25 new words and definitions added to the company's latest edition. Check out some of the other "newbies".
July 2, 2012 The "Frog Days Of Summer" are here, and vacations are just around the corner. I don't know about you, but every year when we go away on vacation, I always bring plenty of books and magazines to read on the beach. We all have different tastes, so I don't expect that you will be reading what I am.
June 28, 2012 We read books for all kinds of reasons. We learn from them, we are entertained by them or we simply read them to relax. The Library of Congress has released a list of books that have shaped America as determined by a poll of the general public. Here are the Top 5 courtesy of Huffington Post.
June 8, 2012 June is a quite busy month. Among other things it is National Flag Month, National Dairy Month, National Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month and National Safety Month. Oh yes, let's not forget it is also National Bathroom Reading Month.
June 6, 2012 I love reading books, and my favorite author is Ray Bradbury. Many of our vacations during the "Frog Days Of Summer" include a paperback of short stories by Bradbury. Today, he died at the age of 91.
February 17, 2012 We all remember our favorite books from our childhood, the ones we read before turning mom or dad turned the light off or the ones they read to us. Scholastic Parent and Child magazine has come up with a list of the greatest kids book ever and topping the list is the E.B. White classic "Charlotte's Web". The list of the 100 Greatest Books For Kids is varied and probably open to debate. What are the top 10 you ask?
