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Our Corona Crucible

April 10, 2020 by jhagey

I don’t expect to find spiritual wisdom or encouragement in my daily perusal of the Wall Street Journal, but Daniel Henninger’s P.S. to his April 9 opinion piece  caught my attention: “For Christians and Jews, this is among the holiest weeks of the year, when in a word, all prepare spiritually for Easter and Passover. Both events are about passing into and out of a crucible. Inside these faiths, loss becomes endurable through the promise of deliverance. It’s worth remembering for at least one week.”[1] Crucible is one of those old-time words we don’t use much in the twenty-first century. …

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Writing Tips

March 27, 2020 by jhagey

If you’re using the corona virus-induced isolation to write, check out this helpful infographic from Mignon Fogarty, the Grammar Girl, for the frequent writing mistakes that even published authors make. Thanks to Quick and Dirty Tips | Grammar Girl for this infographic.

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Book Challenge

October 7, 2019 by jhagey

If you spend any time on Facebook, you've likely seen the Book Challenge. For seven days, participants are invited to post the image of a book they've loved -- one each day without comment -- and then challenge someone else to do the same. The premise behind the challenge is to promote literacy and build a book list. For me the challenge was not commenting because how can you not comment on books you've loved? So, permit me to share those seven books here with comments.

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Not To Be Confused With – an expanded version

May 1, 2019 by jhagey

This week’s Not To Be Confused With… takes more bandwidth than usual. So, it’s a blog instead of a graphic.

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You say Estate Sale, I say…

March 25, 2019 by jhagey

Better Half (BH) and I had ten minutes to kill before the store opened. We could spend it in the parking lot, waiting, or, on a lark follow the sign to the Estate Sale.

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