by Torry Stiles Cursing about the lack of snowplows has been replaced by cursing about the lack of D. O. T. trucks fixing potholes. You’re actually excited about seeing the first mosquito of the season. […]
By Curtis Honeycutt I love reader feedback, especially when it is glowing. Luann wrote in with a great question. She asked, “How do you keep from correcting other people? My friends think I am obnoxious.” […]
By Torry Stiles (Dear readers – Nancy Price has been the chief cook and bottle washer for our happy little paper the last few years but is preparing to move on after this edition. We all […]
By Torry Stiles 10. “Does e-learning have e-snow days?”: 9. “What do you suppose Dick the Bruiser would have done?” 8. “Shoveling snow is back-breaking work. I should have my mom take a break.” 7. […]
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m going to lean on my three years of high school Latin to answer this question. I really wanted to make sure I was profiled as a giant nerd during my formative […]
By Torry Stiles 10. Life-sized tattoo of your sweetie. 9. A quiet evening at home watching The Burning Bed. 8. Candlelight dinner because you forgot to pay the light bill. 7. Writing a heartfelt letter […]
By Curtis Honeycutt I have a new favorite word and, no, it’s not “hygge.” Similar to “hygge,” though, this word looks like you dropped a random handful of Scrabble letters onto the gameboard in an […]
By Curtis Honeycutt Last week I wrote about the difference between “capital” and “capitol.” My research opened up a can of worms, which is what I wrote about two weeks ago. While researching when the […]
By Torry Stiles (Well, folks, it looks like we have turned the corner on this pandemic. We’ve turned so many corners over the past year I think we are going in circles. Regardless, here are a few […]
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m astonished at how often the world of grammar intersects the headlines. Since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, I’ve seen and heard people confused by both the spelling […]