Dec 25, 2016 | Entertainment
Once again, Christmas is upon us, and I realize this is the third time I celebrate it with you, my online friends. As a small thank-you, I’ll offer you three nuggets of wisdom. No, not from three wise men, but from yours truly, to put you in the...
Nov 22, 2015 | Entertainment
Following the success of my Famous Writers’ Insults post, here are some more ideas for great insults. You Fishwife In the classic 1950 film All About Eve, the playwright, Lloyd, reaches for the most cruel and cutting remark possible and shouts, “You’ve been...
Oct 25, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Writing
I came across this inspirational infograph by Essaymama on Shannon A. Thompson’s blog. We get to see where our favorite writers started, and how long it took them before they found success in the form of a bestseller. Some authors started out as young as 13 and...
Oct 11, 2015 | Entertainment
True story: I started learning English at the tender age of two-and-a-half. When I was around five, I dreamed that Irene, my English tutor, came through the ceiling, picked up our books from my desk and vanished back into the ceiling. Strangely enough, she had no...
Sep 26, 2015 | Entertainment
Following the great titles in my previous posts, Awkward Moments in Children’s Books and More Awkward Moments in Children’s Books, here are some more… erm… unusual book titles, courtesy of the Bored Panda. Naturally, cats are the very first subject...
Sep 19, 2015 | Entertainment
Seeing how much you loved my post, Awkward Moments in Children’s Books, I now present to you More Awkward Moments in Children’s Books, courtesy of Patrick Smith of Buzzfeed. As always, you have me to blame for the silly comments. Do it, you fool! I COMMAND...
Jun 19, 2015 | Entertainment
I saw the other day in The Independent that Amazon is selling this 100 per cent cotton towel for only 0.8 trillion dollars (plus $4.49 shipping) – a steal. Naturally, I had to share. No, not for the towel itself, much as I can imagine everyone leaving this page...
Jun 2, 2015 | Entertainment
I found this on Tickld and just had to share! According to the original post, if you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world. And, after trying the verses, a Frenchman...
