Punctuality Rules!

Revisiting Civility

Let’s revisit one of my favorite old posts, shall we? One that explores what is still my favorite analogy for Civility. We’re All Traveling Together I have a book called Civility: Manners, Morals, and the Etiquette of Democracy by Stephen L. Carter. It talks about the collapse of basic manners,…

Education

When I started this blog almost ten years ago, I said: Punctuality is not just about making meetings on time, but about being exact. It’s about doing what needs to be done at exactly the time it should be done. To me, that’s an issue that transcends mere punctuation. That…

Chappysmom

You might not remember, but before I started blogging about writing, I had a knitting blog called Chappysmom. Like any other knitting blog, I talked about lots of things–my knitting (of course), but also family, friends, vacations, books … and, my dog. The Chappy for whom the blog was named.…

Review: The English Tenses

Once past the very basics for beginners, ESL students probably use the same grammar guides as the rest of us–even though that isn’t ideal. It’s one thing to clarify the use of a present past participle to someone who’s heard it used their whole lives; it’s another to explain it from scratch.