As far back as we can think of, human race has been fascinated with the number 3. What is it with three? This first odd prime number has the magic of somehow balancing everything. Structurally: three is a triangle, literally: three are the components of a story arc and in religion we have the Holy …
Spelling mistakes, acronym-ation – are these habit forming?
All of us have a lot of emails and texts to type; work related, school and activities related and family and friends related too. Most often than not we do not have the time to change the incorrect spellings when we see the red mark unless of course if they are work related. In today's …
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Behind the Line
I am not a curmudgeon. O! No! This is not cribbing. Smile! Look them in the eye! Greet well! Smile.....Greet.........Thank them for their business. Smile...... Be Professional.......Don’t slouch. Really? But do they train you to smile just so much that you appear pleasing but not inviting. Join your lips together and lift up your chin …
Jersey Girls don’t Pump Gas But . . .
This post is a result of a conversation with a friend from Michigan who remarked that I was lucky not to have to fill gas. Lucky yes but being a driver in Jersey is not so easy or 'lucky'. New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states that give full service at gas stations. …
Times Square – A Discourse in Itself
If you like to travel, chances are you have already visited Times Square or it is on your wish list. A place that thrills both the tourists and the locals alike, Times Square can make you loose yourself in its rhythm. With its millions of visitors every year, Times Square boasts of giving everybody a …
Vanity
A world-wide recession: many large companies closing their doors forever, thousands of jobs lost, cost cutting everywhere. All things reduced to a fraction of what they were except the vanity of a human. We are inherently blessed with it. Vanity doesn't wan. Human Vanity is the one certainty in today's uncertain times Vanity! It …
BOGOISM
Out of the million or so words with the suffix -ism, BOGOISM (proudly coined by me; my search on the word did not get any web results), is probably the most popular one to hit the human psyche. What is BOGOISM? In the marketing industry, BOGO is regarded as the most effective marketing technique where …
Reflections on what went by
Let's look back at the past year to figure out what was unique about it. Let us go down memory lane and retrieve our own personal highlights. Somebody bought a new home, another got married, yet another got a coveted degree or whatever maybe the case, we all have our own last year's big things. 'A' broke …
Do you have an app for that?
The other day my son told me to download Artsonia App so I can see his artwork. "Apps are so cool." My son wisely declared. Yes they are, I thought. Especially the ones that lets you match your rash or your cough with assessments and potential treatments or the Remind You app that of course …
Do politics shape your writing?
How much does politics influence your writing? Do you write poems or essays about atrocious laws or bad government policies? A poem about school budget cuts attacking or supporting NJ governor Christie, or satire on foreclosures or a tragedy born out of recession? There are articles about abortion rights, Medicare, social security, lack of funding …
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