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Earthjustice – “because the Earth needs a good lawyer.” What more can I say?

Ever notice a certain je ne sais quoi about certain expressions in English? Become au fait about them – a rendez-vous with this article gives you carte blanche to learn some of the de rigueur French expressions scattered throughout English. Once they’re déjà vu, it’ll be a fait accompli… bon voyage! French terms in English

It’s Saturday and as you can see I’m avoiding work, so here’s another time waster, although this one only takes a couple of minutes. I just took the What Kind of Cookie Are You? quiz, and here are my results: You Are a Fortune Cookie You’re a rather normal person, except that you have extraordinary [...]

Here are two fun programs for creative killing of time: Splatter Be Jackson Pollock with this cool program. Create a Snowman It’s just too much fun!

My latest book is out – get a signed copy: The Everything French Grammar Book.

Have you ever had any supernatural experiences? In Morocco, I had three in the space of two weeks: 1) My husband opened the oven door and pulled out the wire rack, which had a lasagna sitting on it. He did not move the lasagna; it was still sitting squarely on the rack. He then turned [...]

I saw Pixar’s latest animated film, Cars, on Friday. It was wonderful! Funny and cute and clever… those guys never cease to amaze me. I love how these animated films can be rated G and yet have adult jokes hidden in plain sight. Has anyone else seen it yet?

This is a cute and very clever little video, by Alan Becker: Animator vs Animation

A third computer problem is lack of malware protection. Malware basically means bad software, and includes adware, spyware, and more. An anti-virus program is usually not enough to protect against malware; you need a firewall and/or malware protection. Fortunately, there are numerous programs that are both effective and reasonably-price (or free). I use these three [...]

I don’t know why so many people write “loose” when they mean “lose,” but the fix is simple: just lose the extra o! Loose vs Lose