The rise of capital verbification

There’s an ad out right now for Google’s Chromebook laptop with a slogan that says, “Switch to a new way to laptop.” While I’m hesitant to disparage any of our digital overlords for fear of being stricken from search results, I feel obligated to take a stand.

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We Give Thanks for You As you enjoy your family and friends this Thanksgiving season, please know that we are thankful for you.

The world of wordcraft expands yet again

The folks over at Merriam-Webster have been at it again, adding 455 new words to the dictionary. Remember, the folks at M-W essentially “report the news,” adding words that exist in the real world. Whether you like the words or not, they get added to the dictionary if people are using them.

Honor and care for our Veterans

During World War II, on April 9, 1942, 75,000 United States soldiers and Filipino soldiers were surrendered to Japanese forces after months of battling in extremeclimate conditions. Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese forces began the invasion of the Philippines.

Why ‘grateful’ is spelled that way

As we turn our calendars to November, I always wonder why there isn’t any good Thanksgiving music out there. Halloween has a handful of hits. Obviously, Christmas and Hanukkah have their own genre of “holiday” music. Why doesn’t Thanksgiving get any good songs? These songs would be great.

Anyway, the wind blows

“Do we have to give it back?” The sentence immediately reminded me of every sitcom in which a family found a dog and the owners were located toward the end of the episode. But we were talking about a plastic pumpkin.

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Halloween in Dublin a Terrific Success Thank you, Dublin, for an amazing Halloween!

The state of pronunciation

I grew up in Oklahoma, which is known as “The Sooner State.” Now I live in Indiana, otherwise known as “The Hoosier State.” Many people outside of these states don’t know what “Sooners” or “Hoosiers” are, but at least people pronounce the states’ names correctly!

Caring Hearts highlights needs

“To celebrate and recognize the more than 113,000 case managers currently employed in the U.S. and highlight the important work they do each day, National Case Management Week took place October 10-16.

How to ace your alphabet skills

At around age six, I began collecting baseball cards. Almost immediately, I sorted the players on the cards into each of their respective teams and split the teams into American and National Leagues. Among the leagues, I alphabetized the team names beginning with “Angels” and ending with “White Sox.