Tim R.
Subscriber since: March 2009
Location:
Salt Lake City,
UT
About Me
Four words I use to introduce myself: Buckeye, Illini and Mile High, Moroni. I was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, lived in Portsmouth, Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, where I attended college at "The Big Farm." Thus, I am a "Buckeye."
I lived in Park Forest, Illinois, south of Chicago, one of my favorite cities. Thus, I am an "Illini."
I lived in Denver, Colorado, not ashamed to be a Bronco fan and wed a woman (now deceased) from Golden, Colorado, whom I chased to the "Mile High" city from
Salt Lake City, Utah, home and homage paid by many to "Moroni," bedecked angel (with horn, one of which I played through high school), atop the famous Mormon Temple.
I took three years of Latin in high school and learned to love words. Using theme effectively to convey thoughts creatively, articulately and accurately is a goal to which I aspire.
I lived in Park Forest, Illinois, south of Chicago, one of my favorite cities. Thus, I am an "Illini."
I lived in Denver, Colorado, not ashamed to be a Bronco fan and wed a woman (now deceased) from Golden, Colorado, whom I chased to the "Mile High" city from
Salt Lake City, Utah, home and homage paid by many to "Moroni," bedecked angel (with horn, one of which I played through high school), atop the famous Mormon Temple.
I took three years of Latin in high school and learned to love words. Using theme effectively to convey thoughts creatively, articulately and accurately is a goal to which I aspire.
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Favorite Word:
smegmaAdolescent, puerile discovery shared with a fellow high school concert choir member. This word's definition I committed to memory and celebrated the homage paid to it by "The Firesign Theater" San Francisco based comic group (still performing and recording).
To wit:
"A cheesy, ill-smelling, secretion from beneath the prepuce in the male genitalia and the clitoris in the female genitalia."
Least Favorite Word:
awesomeThis word's meaning has been stripped of its power by overuse, misuse and general abuse. When peanut butter and God can both be described as such, one knows it's meaning is lost.
Favorite Quote:
""Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.""
- Julius Caesar from Shakespeare's play of the same name, Act II, Scene II
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
The You Decade
February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
No Soap (Radio): An Advertiser's Little White "Lye"
October 20, 2009
Copywriting:
Red Pen Diaries: The Solutions Problem
December 3, 2009
December 3, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
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
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 arts:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Let Freedom Ring!
February 18, 2010
Marketing copy:
Media:
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
Public relations:
Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008
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
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
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
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