SEEN VS. SAW – The misuse of the word “seen” is one of my biggest grammatical pet peeves. For example, “I seen Ironman 3 last night.” ACK! The correct word is “saw.” Seen is used if it is preceded by a form of “has” (“I have seen that movie three times” – or – “She has seen the second part of the series”).
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TODAY’S QUOTE – March 12, 2013
“If you see 10 troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that 9 will run into the ditch before they reach you.” ~ Calvin Coolidge
Read more...WACKY WORD OF THE DAY – March 11, 2013
POTVALIANCY (noun) – the bravery that accompanies being drunk (Use this word in a sentence for a chance to win a free book)
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“The acquisition of riches has been to many not an end to their miseries, but a change in them: The fault is not in the riches, but the disposition.” ~ Seneca
Read more...Wacky Word of the Day – March 9,2013
AMYGDALIFORM (adjective) = shaped like an almond (a-uh-MIG-duh-luh-fawrm) (Use this word in a sentence and you’ll be entered in this month’s drawing to win a free copy of one of my books!)
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NUMEN (noun) = a divine power or spirit often identified with a natural object, phenomenon, or place (Use this word in a sentence and you’ll be entered in this month’s drawing for one of my books!)
Read more...WACKY WORD OF THE DAY RECAP – Week of January 20
Here’s a recap of the crazy words included in this week’s WACKY WORD of the Day. Don’t forget the contest: use any of these words in a sentence and you will be automatically entered in this month’s drawing to win one of my books. We’ll begin a new monthly contest in February. There is still time to add your sentences as comments to this blog posting or on my other social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin). MONDAY — MINIM (adjective) = a musical half note or something very small or insignificant TUESDAY — FLANEUR (noun) = an aimless idler or loafer. THURSDAY — HAIMISH (adjective) = homey, cozy FRIDAY — […]
Read more...Getting to Know Me
Every marketing guru on the planet (including me) recommends authors develop active blogs with killer content to expand their audiences and push book sales. Since the dawn of the Internet, the quandary has always been deciding what to write about. For those of us with multiple projects in the pipeline, choosing a topic is definitely easier said than done. I have scores of magazine articles in circulation on topics ranging from faith and family to business, health and women’s issues. My specialty has always been celebrity profiles. I have eight books on the market, do a fair amount of speaking, and have decades of business of experience. Clearly, I wouldn’t have time […]
Read more...California – Day 2 (July 20)
California – Day 2 (July 20) July 22, 2011 by Kaia Calhoun So it must be confusing to be reading these blogs for yesterday a day later, and I am feeling a lack of direction for this particular piece, but here it goes. And just so we understand each other, it’s hard to post on the day without staying up super late to write on the day that just happen. So, here we are. Today (meaning yesterday) mom and I woke up nice and early to start our adventures in Northern California. I decided to run. Up a hill. Because they are unavoidable. By the time I reached my halfway point […]
Read more...Day 3: 2011 Have More Fun Challenge
No matter how you look at it, some days just aren’t fun. And nothing you do can possibly change that kind of bad energy. After all, if every day was a mountaintop experience, it would get pretty old after awhile, right? I was so overwrought with rather debilitating family responsibilities that I forgot all about my own challenge. What most people would consider “fun” … activities that make you laugh, giggle, scream, and feel good … were completely AWOL on Day 3, but I did manage to have a little fun in the shower (oh, that came out wrong) and enjoyed myself in bed (oh, that came out wrong too). […]
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