Mike or Papa
Subscriber since: December 2012
Location:
Calimesa,
CA
About Me
I'm retired from aerospace and defense industries; I'm married (40 yrs.); I have 2 beautiful daughters, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. I majored in Physics and Math @ Cal Poly Pomona University, am an avid amateur astronomer as well as an armchair theologian, theoretician, philosopher and somewhat of a political junkie. Most significantly, I'm a born again Christian. I'm actively a freelance writer and accomplished guitarist/composer.
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Favorite Word:
quintessenceDistillates a subject, phrase, concept, etc. down to the rudiment(s) thereof.
Least Favorite Word:
paradigmgrossly overused and misunderstood. It has such a nebulous meaning and is utilized by pseudo-intellectuals constantly. Unfortunately I find myself using it more than I would like to.
Favorite Quote:
"Start the Day off with a smile and get it over with."
- W. C. Fields (I think)
Favorite Topics:
How to write:
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Politics:
How Language Shapes The Gun Debate
February 28, 2013
Letting "Sequester" Fester
February 21, 2013
- 4 Comments
Reading:
Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
March 7, 2013
- 2 Comments
Writing Packed with Life
February 4, 2013
- 5 Comments
Vocabulary:
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7 Comments
Silicon Valley's Favorite Word: "Delight"
May 14, 2013
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Writers:
Flash, Gleam, Glint, Sparkle: McPhee, Woolf, and Words
May 7, 2013
- 3 Comments
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