By Curtis Honeycutt As soon as I wrote a column on Caps Lock, the lowercase, a.k.a. “minuscule” letters, demanded an essay of their own. The
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A tip of the cap to Caps Lock
By Curtis Honeycutt Why are you yelling? Have you seen someone post a social media update in all caps? It’s not a good look. In
The floral moral of the story
By Curtis Honeycutt As spring turns to summer, I love taking leisurely laps around my house to see what’s in bloom. Nearly every day, I
The great domestic pet debate, solved
By Curtis Honeycutt Are you a dog person or a cat person? This is the age-old debate. Dogs tend to be extroverted and needy, while
A rose of purple prose arose
By Curtis Honeycutt When you think about the color purple, what comes to mind? Probably the movie “The Color Purple.” That makes sense. Beyond that,
Skip to the endonym
By Curtis Honeycutt Don’t you love it when linguistics and geography collide? No, I’m not talking about the town of Noun, Alaska, where people, places,
How verbal hedges can get you out of yard work
At the dawn of every springtime, I make a list of things I want to do in my lawn and garden. This year, I hope
To see the future of our country, look in the eyes of elementary school students
By Howard Hubler I watch how the web, Facebook, and iPad video gaming amongst our very young are starting to destroy the fiber of individuality,
What it takes to be successful
By Mike Heffner What do all great companies have in common? Sometimes they have good products or good services, but I have never heard of
These words are counting on you
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve always been a numbers guy. In elementary school, if anyone made fun of my disproportionately large head, I would withhold answers