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I like words. Written. Spoken. Sung. Typed. I talk a lot about words too. Below are posts I’ve written about them. Speak aloud when things are happy Just one magic word and all my kids come running (TRUE!) Using words as concepts in parenting Motivating my kids to clean up when things are chaotic around [...]
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One of the most aggravatingly wonderful things about being a mother is that you have the opportunity to eat every word you’ve ever spoken... or thought... or typed. I’m not kidding. Every single word. I can still vividly remember si... Read Post

Joe Flacco won’t be using the “R” word ever again after slipping up before the Super Bowl last season. Which “R” word are we talking about here? During the 2013 Super Bowl media day, Flacco was asked what he thought about the idea o... Read Post

As a futurist I speak and write for a living. The spoken word and the written word are the coins of my professional realm. Now think about that, the phrase “written word.” Wow how we continue to use legacy phrases! We don’t say “typ... Read Post