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Nerd Alert! Kangaroo words
So often school made words and even word games tedious and joyless. I'm on a mission to put some of the fun back into word study. When you make your living by the word, you pay attention to cool little...
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A friend of mine is an early career professional attending their first big-time national conference this week. I got this text from them last night: Networking and socializing with so many people is so...
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Word nerd alert! New (to me) vocab
John Vaillant's excellent book, Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World, is one of the best-written things I've read all year. The content itself is fascinating and relevant (the week I read it,...
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August is the start of college application prep season. And that means even more anxiety and pressure for young people applying and the adults who care for them. I remember that time well. Even as the...
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When we're faced with a statement we don't agree with or understand, it's human nature to ask why. You: You can't go to that conference. Me: Why? You: We should change the strategy now. Me: Why? But...
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