Words Seldom Seen: Leitmotif
Leitmotif Noun: A leitmotif is a "short, recurring musical phrase" associated with a particular person,...
Fine, Just Fine
“What could we have done better tonight?” This is what a restaurant manager should be asking instead of the...
Lost in Melville
“It is not down in any map; true places never are." Herman Melville Melville who wrote Moby Dick among...
Thin Ice
“If we’re treading on thin ice then we might as well dance.” Jesse Winchester A recycling bin...
Radiolaria, Carpocanium Irregulare
Last April we were on a Glass Trip to Pittsburgh. During the trip we bought a lampwork glass piece that evoked an...
Words Seldom Seen: Homonym
Homonym Noun: Words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings. Example one: "A...
Do-Gooders
"If you want to know America--if you want to see it for what it was and what it is--you need to look at Indian...
Shame on Arizona
On June 2, 1924 American Indians were granted full citizenship by an act of the US Congress.It wasn’t until 1948...
Worth Reading
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer If you care about fairness and justice this is a disturbing...
Words Seldom Seen: Senescence
Senescence Noun: The natural changes in a cells ability to reproduce. Aging is one form of senescence....
