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Author of WICKER PARK WISHES, a novel, published by Eckhartz Press "It's like 'Hi Fidelity' from a woman's perspective. A 90s book about relationships." - John Siuntres, WordBalloon. Language discussion and expression, a view from the city: "A fascinating and enlightening look at language and other important matters" - Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune "...definitely an interesting voice!" - Languagehat.com "...a great site!" - Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement

12.19.2024

Free time

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For the first time in a while, I have a lot of free time because I'm between semesters and am working only one gig during this time. I...
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10.21.2024

About fake blogs again

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An experienced writer told me that the term "fake blog" may imply certain controversial concepts, thus when I keep telling people ...
9.05.2024

20 years

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I wish I could report something more exciting, such as winning a real award, but so far I've had a few strikes in that area, and will pr...
8.16.2024

Not working in a toxic environment frees your mind

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I've been detoxing from previous hate-filled, backstabbing, unfair work situations (I'm currently working in non-toxic environments,...
6.16.2024

Briefly reached first place

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I got first place in the highest league on Duolingo, but it happened on the last Sunday in May, right before Memorial Day. But I'm menti...
5.23.2024

Men's Pocky replacement

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Several years ago, I did a post about Men's Pocky メンズポッキー, but after that, I could no longer find it at Mitsuwa, which carries all the...
5.22.2024

Still fake blogging

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Someone in a writing group was sort of mocking me for often writing in my fake blogs, but at least I'm writing. The bottom line is that ...
4.01.2024

I finished the Duolingo Portuguese course!

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A couple of weeks ago, I said that I was studying Portuguese more intensely and thought I would be done with the Duolingo course more towa...
3.25.2024

I translated a bit of German

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When I had more time between jobs, I decided to spend more time on Twitch to listen to electronic music, especially from Germany because I ...
3.10.2024

Getting more into Portuguese

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After I finished the Japanese Duolingo course, I decided to try to finish another course. Before trying to attain the Japanese goal, I...
3.03.2024

Do rich people have it better?

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Welcome to the post I've been writing for a while, and rewriting, which I've been asking people and thinking about for a long time: ...
2.19.2024

I finished the Duolingo Japanese course!

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I decided to set a Duolingo goal to finish the Japanese course this month, and I did it! At first I didn't know if I was really done be...
1.21.2024

I met someone who likes people

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Five years ago I wrote about a guy who's in the people business, who I assumed was helping people and speaking to groups of people beca...
1.01.2024

2024 is going to be about language

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As I said previously , I've been doing Duolingo and reached the 200-day milestone on the last day of 2023. When I was working a lot, my ...
10.29.2023

I've been studying languages on Duolingo!

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I joined Duolingo to learn Swedish 6 years ago but didn't continue because the lessons were silly. The sentences often featured animals ...
6.11.2023

Sort of

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I was going to write a long post about how I've noticed that people have been using "sort of" in their speech more often, such...
5.06.2023

Message in a bottle

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Posting online is like a message in a bottle. We write something or post something to connect with the outside world. It's easy to write...
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4.19.2023

If you're in a bad situation, quit!

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Chapter 3 of one of the best advice books I've ever read, The Asshole Survival Guide, begins with Robert Sutton saying, "I believe...
1.11.2023

Using Google Translate to report news

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I was reading an article in the Miami Herald about an ancient wishing well in Germany.  At the bottom of the article it said, " Google ...
12.11.2022

Once Upon a Christmas Carol - an Audible Original

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I just finished listening to the Audible original Once Upon a Christmas Carol by Karen Schaler (who I did a three-hour livestream with [...
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