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Comment on The Most Inspiring Woman by Becky Montcalm

Becky Montcalm — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:24:27 +0000

I was really glad to read the article you wrote about your Mom. I too, have been inspired by this wonderful person. I call her “my best friend” and the sister of my heart. From our early days to the present she has been a loyal friend and someone I could always count on. Sandy Horn you are the best.

Comment on Favorite Words – the Irish Edition by Liz Kelly

Liz Kelly — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:36:06 +0000

Actually, you can blame me for “St. Patty,” not Wikipedia. I’ve embarassed my Irish name! And now that you mention it, I did know that “Paddy” is usually the spelling for a boy’s name. Oh, well.

Comment on Favorite Words – the Irish Edition by Ben Munday

Ben Munday — Wed, 05 May 2010 05:07:06 +0000

Did Wikipedia really call Saint Patrick’s Day “St. Patty’s Day” – naughty, bad Wikipedia. Patty is most commonly a girls name. The saint’s mother calls him Patrick, the rest of us say “cheers” with our Guinness to good ol’ Paddy.

Comment on The Most Inspiring Woman by Janice

Janice — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:45:27 +0000

Thanks, Mat. You are too kind

Comment on The Most Inspiring Woman by mat squillante

mat squillante — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:31:16 +0000

Janice, you look like a movie star. I’m probably not supposed to say anything that remotely comes close to a compliment about your appearance because we work together but it’s true. My mother rocks too btw.

Comment on Think before you leap by A few quick thoughts about LinkedIn | Pebble Creek Partners

A few quick thoughts about LinkedIn | Pebble Creek Partners — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:33:51 +0000

[...] the use of Facebook vs. LinkedIn (two of my favorites…..Veronica Ludwig: here and Liz Kelly: here), but for my money, LinkedIn is a necessity for business networking. [...]

Comment on Favorite Words – Special Wednesday Edition! by karen

karen — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:01:27 +0000

Two of my favorite words:

omphaloskepsis

kalipygian

Comment on A Few of Our Favorite Things: Gifts for Word Nerds by Ann Melinger

Ann Melinger — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:03:39 +0000

Gotta love the word-nerd gifts! The first two – Poetry for Your Table and Pictorial Webster’s – are available on uncommongoods.com, one of my favorite sites for unique gifts.

Comment on Happy New Year! by Susan Broughton

Susan Broughton — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:36:33 +0000

Happy holidays, Liz et. al. I loved how you were able to include Ann in your group photo.

Comment on Serial comma drama by Ann Marie

Ann Marie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:43:49 +0000

Instead of having to remember the AP’s list of exceptions, I’d rather just use it. Occasionally there is a clarity issue, though, as well. To demonstrate, my favorite example is this:

I have photos of my parents, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.

I have photos of my parents, Elvis, and Marilyn Monroe.