Michigan Accent
Explaining my accent, one post at a time.
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Last Words (Tenebrae)
Read more: Last Words (Tenebrae)“Last Words (Tenebrae)” is a song so powerful it brings tears to the eyes, and leaves even our kids requesting to listen again.
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Disneyland Through Childlike Eyes
3–5 minutes709 wordsRead more: Disneyland Through Childlike EyesIt wasn’t the magical world of Disney that captured my heart, but the eyes and heart of my son, demonstrating to me true faith and humility.
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Why can’t we use those lanes?
Read more: Why can’t we use those lanes?I was stuck in the usual Thursday-afternoons-during-the-summer traffic nastiness on my way home from work today. A honk from the car in the lane next to me grabbed my attention. I looked over, and the driver clearly wanted to talk with me. I paused my podcast, and rolled down my window. “I’m from out of town. Why can’t we drive in those lanes?” he asked, pointing at the traffic flying by in the HOV lanes. I simplified things and replied, “Those are for car pooling.” “Oh,” he acknowledged. “So we have to stay in this all the way to Fredericksburg?”…
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“I’m good.”
1–2 minutes101 wordsRead more: “I’m good.”A couple months ago I started listening to the Grammar Girl podcast. Each week she “provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing.” I’ve found the topics enjoyable and extremely practical. Today I listened to one of her recent podcasts, and it brightened my day. Here’s the intro: “It’s such a simple little question: How are you? But I’ve heard from people who feel a twinge of trepidation or even full-blown frustration every time they have to decide whether to say they’re good or they’re well.” I’ve certainly been there. But grammar nitpickers, beware … You’ve got to love those…
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Osprey sighting
1–2 minutes105 wordsRead more: Osprey sightingLiving in relative proximity to Quantico, we frequently see various aircraft flying over, or hear feel bombs going off on the days they’re doing their bombing (i.e., the “Noise Advisory” days). After work a few days ago a couple planes flew over the house twice, and I didn’t recognize them. That is, until I read the paper the next day. The V-22 Osprey have been in the news this week due to their upcoming deployment to Iraq, and a couple were at Quantico for the announcement. They were pretty awesome flying over, but it would have been more impressive to…