“When writing an academic essay or a speech, always start with a joke, anecdote, rhetorical question, or quote that ties into the theme of your essay or speech.” That was me, what I said for 20 years teaching English to teenagers.  I wanted to open up this blog with a...

Welcome to my website and my blog!  This is all new territory for me, so please be patient as I continue to learn my way around editing a website and blogging. 

I believe bloggers are supposed to be routine in their blogging. I will try to the best of my abilities...