A Guru Does More Than Sit on Mountaintops

Did you know that in Sanskrit, Gu refers to darkness and ru means light? That is the origin of Guru – someone who leads you from the darkness to light – a great teacher. The evolution of words is fascinating. When you research a word, the origin might...

5 Favorite April Fool’s Day Jokes

My mom was the Queen of April Fool’s Day jokes. And I think I was one of her biggest fools. With seven children, my mother had a built-in quorum of victims. She was the master. Her jokes were always believable That made them practically fool-proof Her best...

How Self-imposed Deadlines Can Drive You Nuts

It’s March 1st – the date I targeted for the rebirth of my personal blog. Then life happened. Mom had knee replacement surgery The theme I selected released major bugs The easy one I purchased as a replacement was not so easy Did I mention I also bought a...

Even the Greatest Authors Are Misunderstood

From Creative Copy Challenge #55 “Don’t take that tone with me. I’m serious, this is no joke. Under no circumstance, are you going to satisfy your morbid curiosity by making a copy of that sick, perverted photograph.” “But, Mooooom, how am I ever going to be a pro...