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Awesome Blog Content Award

My dear fellow blogger, Sharon nominated me for the ABC (Awesome Blog Content) Award.  Thank you, Sharon!  Please check out her blog,  A bump to the head. You’ll find my own ABCs below and after that, my nominations for the ABC Award. Please pay it forward, post the ABC award on your blog and answer … Continue reading

Soho and a Bottle of Wine

If you’ve ever visited New York City or you live there, you may know about the cozy, cobblestoned section of the city known as Soho.  It lies in Manhattan’s downtown section and is close to Greenwich Village, Little Italy and Chinatown — all within walking distance.  In the 1800s, Soho’s (south of Houston Street) residents … Continue reading

Two Steps Back, One Spring Forward

I don’t know about you, but when Spring begins peeking through the gray fog (I have that many days where I am), I get a renewed sense of purpose.  I begin thinking about all the things I had meant to do before now, wondering how they got pushed back down on my ever-present, ever-evolving “To-Do” … Continue reading

Literary Libations

Manhattan has over eight million people living within its boundaries — the most populous  city in the United States.  It has always been a place for creative souls and some of those include some of the world’s most prolific and controversial writers.  When some of those writers felt a creative urge coming on, they, at … Continue reading

National Grammar Day Celebrates its Fourth Anniversary

Today is National Grammar Day.  Founded in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, writer and founder of National Grammar Day and the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG), it’s gained popularity and according to the Chicago Tribune, warranted a letter from President Bush on the first day of its creation.  Read the article, “A toast … Continue reading

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sheesh
/SHēSH/
exclamation

INFORMAL
exclamation: sheesh
  1. used to express disbelief or exasperation.
    “Sheesh! Why can’t you talk to me, you know, like normally?”
Origin
1950s: probably an alteration of jeez.