Twitter Bards: Funniest Tweets

Twitter Bards: Funniest Tweets

by | Feb 10, 2014 | Humor, Twitter Bards

Last time I shared my favorite culturally themed tweets. Many of them were funny, but this edition of Twitter Bards is comprised entirely of my favorite jokers on Twitter. These are some of the funniest tweets (IMHO) out there. Some of my favorite funny people pack a...
Great words – discover “amaranthine”

Great words – discover “amaranthine”

by | Feb 5, 2014 | Words

Welcome to the first Word Wednesday! The first entry in my literary look book of great words is amaranthine. A little about my lovely friend (taken from the online Oxford English Dictionary, US English): amaranth Syllabification: am·a·ranth any plant of the genus...
7 Vocabulary Tools for your Writing Toolkit

7 Vocabulary Tools for your Writing Toolkit

by | Feb 3, 2014 | Words

Words are celebrities to me. A well written article is my People magazine and a brilliant book is my Rolling Stone. A finely crafted sentence is a rock star, and I think the world would be a better place if we adored words as much as Hollywood hotties. I recently...
Tea Thoughts by Jessica M.H. Smith #5

Tea Thoughts by Jessica M.H. Smith #5

by | Jan 28, 2014 | Humor

I know more than a few people who feel this way. But also, it’s a little bit of a joke so parents of college-bound kids, don’t email me. Tea Thought Update: My bank has pre-authorized me for a student loan. ARE YOU KIDDING?! You are my bank. You SEE my...
Twitter Bards You Should Know

Twitter Bards You Should Know

by | Jan 23, 2014 | Twitter Bards

If brevity is the soul of wit, Twitter is a 21st century Globe Theatre for bards aplenty. It’s also a playground for illiterate idiots and short attention span charlatans, but I love it anyway. I’ve started using Storify to curate my favorite tweets, which...
Confessions of a Reading Poser

Confessions of a Reading Poser

by | Jan 21, 2014 | Reading

Let me just begin by saying that I am a total poser. One of my pretenses is that I’m such a READER. I’ve listed it under hobbies and interests in various profiles, and before my husband and I moved into an apartment just big enough for our bodies, we had a...