How to Choose the Perfect Book as a Gift
We like to include books as part of every birthday gift. Sometimes they’re novels, other times they’re books of quotes like the one above. And they’re never the whole gift, so don’t think we’re...
The Right Moment for a Perfectly Timed Curse Word
Even those who aren’t avid cursers will let an F-bomb out at the appropriate time. WTF? There’s an appropriate time to swear? All you polite rule-followers may want to listen up because we’re about...
Taking Ownership: What Makes Words Ours?
Just like the idiosyncrasies of our personalities, our vocabularies make us distinctly who we are — or at least make us sound like who we are. Look at a block of written text someone you know wrote,...
The Best Word Games to Get Competitive Over
Word games are the best because anyone can play them. You use words all day, every day. Even if you’re not speaking or writing, your thoughts are made of words. You know how to use your words. Here are...
Writing for Love vs. Money
“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.” – Moliere Depending on what stage of your career you’re at (as a writer), that...
3 Vocabulary-Building Games to Play with Toddlers
Why is little Johnny across the road speaking in full sentences while your little darling is stuck on goo, ga and dljhkfwncsjadjbhlk? It could be because you’re not teaching her to use her words. Don’t...
Are #WeddingHashtags Taking Away the Magic?
#JohnAndJaneGetHitched. #MacDonaldWedding. #MrAndMrsBonacini. #HappilyEverWilson. If you’ve been on Instagram in the past year or so, you’ll have seen your fair share of these. Custom wedding hashtags...
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Can you believe there was actually a time when waiting on someone’s reply lasted weeks, if not months? And people these days struggle to respond to texts in the same day, blaming it on “being too busy.”...
Praise the Post-it Note
Bookmark, reminder, confession, lunch note, organizer, art medium — you name it. Post-its have played the role. Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw even got dumped with one. Heck, the notes outlining...
The Beauty and Meaning Behind Your Handwriting
Our handwriting says a lot about us. As graphologists (people who analyze handwriting) will tell you, it can reveal thousands of character traits. So you might want to consider typing out that ransom letter...
A quick experiment
The other day, Dan’s two-and-a-half-year-old discovered this video on YouTube. Click the link and skip ahead to the 1:47 point and watch the Lion song. It’s less than a minute. Do it now then...
We love Donald Trump. Seriously.
By Dan & Gina Now, now…before you get all judgmental and “well-I’d-never-work-with-these-idiots,” just keep reading. We don’t love the Donald’s adversarial, bullying approach. We don’t...