Beyond the Rhetoric

We’ve already discussed some of the reasons why you need good grammar. While it is certainly nice if you are able to add a dash of style and flair to your writing, those don’t mean very much if the writing is riddled with all sorts of basic grammatical errors. For many of these Grammar 101 [...]

Why do we do the things that we do in life? Some people say that they are motivated by money and material goods, but is the ultimate good of those monetary gains? Some people say that they work hard to provide for their families and while this may sound like an altruistic philosophy, it still [...]

For most editions of What’s Up Wednesdays, I share some excellent posts that I found in the blogosphere. Sometimes, there is a theme. Other times, it’s more of a random mish-mash of interesting thoughts. A few weeks ago, I went for a change of pace and posted some Twitter questions instead. This is a good [...]

Since I work from home all day, I probably watch far too much television. Well, maybe “watch” isn’t the right word, because the TV acts more as a source of white noise than anything else. While I’m not really “watching” daytime television, I do pay a lot more attention to primetime programming. On Thursdays, for [...]

When you sit down in front of that computer keyboard (or notepad, as the case may be), what would you consider to the most challenging aspect of writing? If you ask some professionals, they’ll tell you that the hardest part of writing is the editing. Getting the original ideas down can be a relatively simple [...]