I cannot think of the words Oxford comma without immediately visualizing Lacoste polos, sail boats and Ezra Koenig’s dark hair flopping about as he strums his way through a bucolic Wes Anderson-esque setting. In all honesty, this is a far more enticing visual than a set of rules on when to use an Oxford, or [...]
Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category
July 4, 2011
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The State of (Written) Things
By Jen Dean in Education, WritingI am concerned about the state of writing in this country. I am concerned that individuals no longer take the time to view the written word as a valuable and insightful means of communication. Text abbreviations, one liner emails and the generality that no one has the time to use greetings and salutations seems to [...]
October 21, 2010
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A Bit of Food Inspiration
By Jen Dean in Food/Recipes, WritingOne of my favorite ways to lose track of time is to revel in the delights of my favorite foodie blogs. Judging by the number of foodie blogs out there right now, I am not the only one. The sheer volume of blogs devoted to culinary explorations is rather overwhelming and I have, on more [...]
September 23, 2010
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Pure Gold.
By Jen Dean in WritingGood day, readers. Last weekend I shared a post from one of my favorite blogs, The Impossible Cool. Well, it just so happens that I was inspired this week by a post on another one of my favorite blogs, also with cool in the title – A Conversation on Cool. The inspiration comes from this [...]
