All posts for the month April, 2012

H is for Habits

Good habits. Bad habits. Language habits. Study habits. Annoying habits. Drug habits. Broken habits. Hygiene habits. Can’t-seem-to-break-it habits. What are they really? Why do we pick up habits? Better still, how can we choose to pick up better habits?

Happy Easter 2012

Spring is here. Some chill still remains, but the flowers are fighting off the cold. Easter lilies raise their heads toward the sun. May the lily’s scent be sweet.  The bunnies are ready to sneak into the garden for a taste of the budding plants. Bunnies to hide your eggs.  Be careful not to leave […]

G is for Genius

Brainiac. Virtuoso. Polyhistor. Savant. Egghead. Prodigy. Sage. Bookworm. Natural. All of these are colloquial terms for genius, albeit the last definition of genius. Historically, genius is regarded as the guiding force, the tutelary spirit, the angel (or devil) on the shoulder. Let’s forgo the supernatural history and explore the mind-numbing diversity of today’s genius.

Alphabet Challenged

No, there is no spelling error in the title of this week’s edition of the Friday Follies. Since the start of the Blogging A to Z Challenge, a new, arguably smarter, breed of crazy has emerged in the stupidest inbox in the blogosphere. Care to take a look at the specimens hatemailers? This is your […]

F is for Framing

A  picture looks different and brings out different emotions when framed in a particular way. A child’s picture framed with marker-colored Popsicle sticks brings a nostalgic smile of childhood crafts. The same picture in an obituary brings sadness and hostility the child was killed in a drive-by shooting. Move the picture beside a headline screaming Child […]