Boston Marathon

Yesterday's Boston Marathon ended in tragedy; I'm sure everyone agrees. Lives lost and bodies maimed because of the senseless act of someone placing bombs at key locations. My heart goes out to all those who suffered an injury and to those who lost a loved one. I'll pray for all of you, hoping that you will heal mentally and physically.

But I have to say this:

There is one silver lining that comes out of every tragic, senseless attack on the United States. It is simply this: We come together. We are not Democrats or Republicans, Black or White, Gay or Straight. Oh no! WE ARE AMERICANS! Americans standing strong--together. With every violent act of terror aginst our country, heroes emerge. People like you and me--going out of their way to help each other--save each other. It's times like these that I am so proud to be an American.

KUDOS to all of the heroes, and KUDOS to those who stood next to them--all for one and one for all.

AND GOD BLESS THE USA!!

Writers and Speakers...Please!

Here is something I hear and see in print quite a lot, and it drives me up a wall and across the ceiling!!

This is not a word.>>>>> Irregardless.

I see it used so many times and I hear people say it.
**The word to use is------Regardless.

Please stop using the other non-word.

Sorry for the tirade, but when I see that non-word, that non-word begins to pulsate and reverberate, and flashes neon red in my otherwise calm mind; and I get heart palpitations. Well, maybe not quite all that, but it does bug me. Again, I refer you to The Dictionary of Disagreeable English written by Robert Hartwell Fiske.

Happy Easter--Happy Spring!!

Happy Easter to little kids and big kids, and everyone in between!

Now it is time to think Spring!!!!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Wishing everyone a Happy St. Patrick's day, and may you all have the luck of the Irish!


Be sure to check out the interview with Florence Osmund this week.

http://www.kimberlyshursen.com/#!florence-osmund/ct1q 

Ms. Osmund's book "The Coach House" is beautifully written and has an intriguing story line. I've read it and I totally enjoyed it.

Interview with Author Jim Reilly

Kimberly Shursen has done another great interview. This time the author is Jim Reilly, author of "Evolution."  check it out.

http://www.kimberlyshursen.com/#!jim-reilly/c1bea

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I hope all of you Valentines have a wonderful day.

The NFL and Spelling

I find this really amusing. You all have seen those cheering fans at football games. The ones where one person holds up a big cardboard "D" and the person next to him holds up a cardboard cutout of a picket fence?

I believe this is the reason why so many people are spelling Defense and Offense incorrectly these days. Although Defense sounds like D-Fence it isn't spelled like that. So when you see the big cardboard "D" and the cardboard cutout of a picket fence, go ahead and yell, "Defense! Defense!"

Offense is also spelled with the 's'....not a 'c.'  

An easy way to remember this is to remember that it makes good sense to write the words as defense and Offense.