Gloria R.
Subscriber since: September 2008
Location:
Santa Cruz, Moss Landing,
CA
About Me
I am 60 years old now.Learning has been a driving force in my life. Story-telling is both an act I do as well as a pleasure I indulge with unabridged mp3s of unusual content. Words are a passion of mine. I own many books, but cannot access them. My space on a live-aboard sailboat is shared and in a small harbor and habitat for protected wildlife.
Two of my children are married adults and very successful. I have one grandchild. My son died in 2002 at the age of 20. He had a terminal cancer that could not be identified or cured. His name is Beren. He loved music and played trombone, especially jazz. His death was an amazing experience because he was lucid and with family and friends. I'm a widow also.
My life is unusual and I have written about it in journals since I was 16. It has taken many turns mostly due to my curious nature. I am both hedonistic and open to knowledge. I shed my religious restricted upbringing, yet my mind and life are constantly in a state of flux.
Two of my children are married adults and very successful. I have one grandchild. My son died in 2002 at the age of 20. He had a terminal cancer that could not be identified or cured. His name is Beren. He loved music and played trombone, especially jazz. His death was an amazing experience because he was lucid and with family and friends. I'm a widow also.
My life is unusual and I have written about it in journals since I was 16. It has taken many turns mostly due to my curious nature. I am both hedonistic and open to knowledge. I shed my religious restricted upbringing, yet my mind and life are constantly in a state of flux.
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Favorite Word:
tangoI have learned to follow my passion in many ways after years of misery. It represents what is most important in my life. Joseph Campbell and Richard Bach have changed my way of being and thinking.The word tango tickles my fancy. If I danced, I would choose it as a goal to master.
Least Favorite Word:
judgmentalIt sucks. Who has the right to judge others? Guilt is another wasted use of thought and time.I wonder if I am not being judgmental now by my attitude.
Favorite Topics:
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Dictionaries:
On Some Deficiencies in Our Search Engines
February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010
Quotable Moments of '09
December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Fiction writing:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
How to write:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Language:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Language arts:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Let Freedom Ring!
February 18, 2010
Libraries:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Digital Librarian
February 17, 2009
Naming:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Namer's Bookshelf
November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Spelling:
A Selection of Tony Incorvati's Favorite Words
January 28, 2010
Spelling Whiz, Part Two: Tony Incorvati of Canton Country Day
January 27, 2010
Students:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Teachers:
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
Knowing Write from Wrong: How I Get My Classes to Write
January 11, 2010
Teaching:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Usage:
Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010
Misnomers and Misconceptions
March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
Visual Thesaurus:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
WordMasters:
The January-February 2010 Wordmasters Challenge
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
Young readers:
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
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