Mike, You Are So Funny.
Subscriber since: November 2009
Location:
Wilmington,
NC
About Me
For many years, I taught English at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Now, I'm sitting by the fire (literally, as I write this), reading, finally keeping a journal every day, having wonderfully deep conversations on face book (truly!), taking my husband to medical and therapy appointments, going to church and studying in a small group, and having a great time playing games online. Spelling Bee here, Scrabble on Face Book, thousands of quizzes on Fun Trivia (http://www.funtrivia.com/). If you like Fun Trivia, join our small team "Faithful and True" and help us climb the leader board (members from NZ, Canada, USA, India, UK, and maybe some other places). But if you just like VT Spelling Bee, that's okay, too. Some of us change our names now and then to communicate. And we get to read and respond to great articles on VT, too! Retirement is soooooo good.
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Favorite Word:
farragoReplacing bricoleur as my favorite word, farrago means something similar to bricolage and is the word that tripped up my top score on Spelling Bee. Take bits and pieces and put them together. Another good word that means something similar is juxtaposition--putting dissimilar things side by side. Maybe I should also add hoarding? My mind is a farrago. Who knows how farrago?
Least Favorite Word:
fauteuilI always miss this word in the spelling bee. If I ever see a fauteuil, I'll sit on it.
Favorite Quote:
"There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff, know whom you are stuffing, and then stuff them elegantly."
- Lola May, quoted by a student who said I do this--wow!
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
What's the Deal with "Auld Lang Syne"?
January 2, 2012
Celebrate the National Day on Writing
October 19, 2011
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fiction writing:
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 4 Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 4 Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Libraries:
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
"Get Your Geek On" at Public Libraries
November 19, 2010
- 9 Comments
Linguistics:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Poetry:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Song of Myself: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom
May 30, 2011
- 4 Comments
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Spelling:
What's a Misle?
December 7, 2011
Now Pitching in the World Series: The Man They Call "Scrabble"
October 21, 2011
- 6 Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Vote for the VT as Top Language Website!
December 23, 2011
Jamie McKenzie on Finding the Best Words
November 16, 2011
- 6 Comments
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 4 Comments
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012
- 12 Comments
Young readers:
Taken Into Context: History and Fiction in the Classroom
October 20, 2011
- 3 Comments
This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
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