Language is Important

This post contains affiliate links. “Humans are not set up to understand logic; they are set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Shank, Cognitive Scientist Grant Barrett is a dictionary editor and linguist specializing in slang and new words, and co-host of A Way with Words, a national radio program about language. From hisContinue reading “Language is Important”

Happy Father’s Day

This post contains affiliate links. “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” ~ Theodore Hesburgh I know it’s Father’s Day and that I wrote about my father on Mother’s Day. So, I think I’ll talk about both of my parents today. This coming October, will beContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day”

Thanks to One of My Followers

This post contains affiliate links. “Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen – that stillness becomes a radiance.” ~ Morgan Freeman “The point is that when I see a sunset or a waterfall or something, for a split second it’s so great, because for a little bit I’m outContinue reading “Thanks to One of My Followers”

Dave Combs: Storyteller and Musician Extraordinaire

This post contains affiliate links. Dave Combs is a songwriter, photographer, entrepreneur and author with four decades of experience writing over 120 songs and creating fourteen albums of soothing, relaxing instrumental piano music. His songwriting began with the now popular standard, Rachel’s Song. His soothing, relaxing music has been played millions of times worldwide onContinue reading “Dave Combs: Storyteller and Musician Extraordinaire”

Pyrrhuloxia at the Window

This post contains affiliate links. “She decided to free herself, dance into the wind, create a new language. And birds fluttered around her, writing ‘yes’ in the sky.” ~ Monique Duval One morning about two weeks ago, a male Pyrrhuloxia (in the Cardinal family) kept flying up to the dining room and kitchen windows tryingContinue reading “Pyrrhuloxia at the Window”