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Jim W.
Subscriber since: August 2009
Location: Richmond, IL
About Me
I am a retired horseshoer. I spent more than fifty years with my butt higher than my head. I enjoyed most of it.
It got my kids through school.
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Favorite Word:
eat
Least Favorite Word:
fat
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Favorite Quote:
"I shall pass this way but once; Any good, therefore, that I can do Or any kindness that I can show to any human being, Let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, For I shall not pass this way again."
- quaker
Favorite Topics:
Books:
2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Author Bitten By Multiple Octopuses
November 13, 2009
Grammar:
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
How to write:
The Art of Phrasing
October 8, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
Language:
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
Throwdown Catchup
November 2, 2009
Poetry:
Design, Then and Now
August 3, 2009
The Editor Who Esteemed (and Rejected) Emily Dickinson's Poetry
April 22, 2009
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Infinite Summer
July 15, 2009
VocabGrabbing Technical Jargon
June 10, 2009
Storytelling:
Storytelling Blogs
September 23, 2008
Keep It Short
February 6, 2008
Teaching:
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
Visual Thesaurus:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
Word Origins:
Happy Web Day!
November 12, 2009
The Biggest Misnomer of All Time?
October 12, 2009
Words:
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: "Admonish"
November 20, 2009
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
Writing:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
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