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Resorting to Scare Tactics

September 16, 2011 · by · in Playing with words · Leave a comment

In my senior year of high school, I was on the debate team. Every year, high school forensic and debate organizations choose a topic, which is debated at local, state, and national tournaments. For 2011-2012, the topic is “The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s […]

Two Words to Delight or Disgust

September 13, 2011 · by · in Playing with words · 1 Comment

On paper, the ultimatum “make my day,” as spoken by an incensed, gun-toting Clint Eastwood, is ho-hum unless proceeded by a paragraph or two of context. When the paragraph describes a man on his knee, begging his true love to “make his day” by accepting his hand in marriage, the ultimatum turns into an entreaty. […]

I Picked the Perfect Time to Go Technical

September 12, 2011 · by · in Random Thoughts · 2 Comments

Last week, I was busily launching scribbles— creating a website, making a Facebook page, obtaining a Hotmail address, updating my profile information, and connecting communications. I’m not technically savvy. My skills are limited to pushing buttons, pulling down menus, randomly typing, and cursing until I get the desired result, give up or break the functionality. […]

Why Scribbles?

September 6, 2011 · by · in Random Thoughts · 1 Comment

Since I scribbled my first words using a crayon, my grandmother Rose, aspired to turn me into a writer. Born in Russia, she migrated to America in the 1930’s along with her five sisters. Even though she knew not English before setting eyes on the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, she studied hard and […]

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