Tabs on Writing

Tweet Unfortunately, I don’t own a panda bear. Otherwise I could better relate to that great book about punctuation by Lynne Truss: Eats, Shoots and Leaves. No, instead, I have just the bamboo shoots and leaves encroaching my garden from my neighbor’s yard with no one to devour these perennial evergreens that are the largest […]

Tweet Each fall the nearby Dobbins Air Reserve Base presents an air show called “Wings Over Atlanta”  featuring the Blue Angels and other spectacular events such as flybys by other military and civilian aerobatic acts, as well as static displays and interactive demos. While some of these low-flying and soaring jets can attain mach 1 […]

Tweet We have an excellent Greek diner nearby, aptly named the Marietta Diner. A friend of mine says he would go there to eat just desserts, meaning he’d pass on any entrees and only eat their pies, cheesecakes or baklava. On the other hand, if a person takes action that results in consequences, good or bad, […]

Tweet A friend of mine, who is a retired meteorologist and Air Force veteran, has just published an exciting hurricane-centric suspense novel, Eyewall. Buzz Bernard not only knows weather and nature; he also understands human nature, and has weaved a great beach read. On the back cover blurbs, the editors use an adverb to refer to the inaction […]

Tweet I am currently reading a fantastic biography about Mickey Mantle, my boyhood idol, who wore #7 for the New York Yankees. The book is called The Last Boy by Jane Leavy. Baseball aficionados will appreciate the detailed knowledge of “The Mick” in the book’s anecdotes about special days in his career. A key date […]

Tweet The Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton brought to mind the order of succession to the English monarchy. Whereas the Heir Apparent is obviously Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, his son, the newly married Prince William, is second in line, ahead of 2,512 other contenders or, should I say, “pretenders” behind him. Meanwhile, back in […]