I want you to be rock star when it comes to acing the Humanities and Arts. You’ll likely run into courses in these disciplines if you are studying for a degree. A well-rounded education is the aim, right? Well, The Open University and I will give you a rock star edge when it comes to… Read more »
Coleslaw is always better the next day, but, in our house, we rarely make coleslaw days ahead. So this is a bit of a cheater recipe. We adapted this recipe from a few other recipes we’ve seen, and my wife and I make it slightly different from each other. For example, she likes to add… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I am 19 years old and my mom was just diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Mom’s a single parent and I am her only child. We have always been very close and get along well. She has had a lot of symptoms, but we weren’t sure exactly what was causing them. The MS… Read more »
Do you want to write sizzling stories? I have a confession. I want to write Christian or inspirational fiction. Yet, I sleep through movies. I prefer my friend’s two-minute movie summaries over watching the shows. Since I became of age, I have read four—yes, four—fiction books. To put it in perspective, I read four fiction… Read more »
A scanty few decades ago childish tears and angst were met with the phrase “I’ll give you something to cry about!” Social evolution means that what was once a real threat evolved into a threat of a threat before landing with a plop in a puddle of joke threats that, ideally, would bring cheer to… Read more »
Album: Supernatural Artist: Santana My feet have a mind of their own whenever Spanish-language music plays. Whether it is the Gipsy King’s fleeting flamenco or Gloria Estefan’s frisky freestyle, the romantic in me soars beyond the ballroom floor. Latin rock adds even more flavour to the Spanish-speaking world’s many genres, though it wasn’t until guitarist-songwriter… Read more »
MATH 270 (Linear Algebra I) is a three-credit introductory mathematics course that is suggested for students in the Bachelor of Science programs. This course covers systems of linear equations, matrices, inverse of a matrix, determinant, vectors in two-, three- and n-dimensions, Euclidean and general vector spaces, and applications of linear algebra. There is a Mathematics… Read more »
Have you ever felt like you were going to die? I was going to die. It would take two years, I guessed. At my fit doctor’s dull-lit room, I got no diagnosis, just her sweet welcome, her crossed leg gently kicking to a rhythm. Oh, and I got plenty of x-rays. On one of my… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am considering deleting my Facebook since I have experienced so many misunderstandings. I’m not sure what the proper etiquette on Facebook is. For example, I have responded to people’s posts that I didn’t agree with or had a difference of opinion about, and it resulted in longstanding tension between me and the… Read more »
You can have a lot of fun with descriptions. Bounce a light off a muscle. Glisten the lips and eyes with white sparkling light. Open a door to the scent of polished oak. You can do all this and more with your descriptions. And if you want to write with flare, descriptions add flavor. Here’s… Read more »