I sat down with our daughter, Michelina, last week to learn about the shrine she erected in our basement. Michelina, who will turn 9 in a few months, attends parish school religion. Shortly before Ash Wednesday she set up a prayer corner in preparation for Easter. Ash Wednesday, the official start of Lent, kicks off…
Los Angeles – March 12, 1985 Director: Robert Zemeckis Scene: Marty arrives home to find out that Biff wrecked the family car Take 79 George: (Well) I know what you’re gonna say, son, and you’re right, you’re right. But Biff just happens to be my supervisor, and I’m afraid I’m not very good at confrontations.…
We were at Forest Hill a few autumns ago when our daughter, Rosalie, reached down and plucked a four-leaf clover from the earth. It was truly a ‘being-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time’ moment. One usually needs to comb through 10,000 clovers to find a four-leafed one. That according to Wikipedia! While I contemplated the implications of Rosalie finding a…
We’ve heard about him for years. Teachers warned us to stay away from him. Now he’s starring in what critics say could be the blockbuster hit of the summer. In the tradition of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids! and Honey, I Blew Up The Kid! comes a new comedy called Honey, I Misplaced My Participle!…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Words (PETW) is making news again. The group, which was founded about a week ago by Gertrude Salinger, released a list of endangered words and is asking the country to rally behind them in order to avoid, or at least delay, extinction. The word house is drawing the most…
i make words go vroom. 