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  • Glacial pace

    Glacial pace

    Word of the Day: Glacial Pace My birthday is coming up, and I’m going to be 46 years old. I suppose that puts me squarely in the middle age bracket. I haven’t gone through the midlife crisis thing yet, though. I’m not sure when that will happen, but I’ll write about it when and if…

  • Draw a blank

    Draw a blank

    English Idiom: Draw a blank Love’em or hate’em, we’ve all had a senior moment or two. Some of you may draw a blank when you try to remember your most recent senior moment. That’s OK, though. If you can’t remember it, then it wasn’t important anyway. To draw a blank means you get no answer…

  • Whatchamacallit

    Whatchamacallit

    Word of the Day: Whatchamacallit Congratulations, champ; today is your lucky day! I’m going to teach you what a whatchamacallit is. I’m going to let you in on a little secret that other English teachers don’t teach you. They like to keep it to themselves. They say that magicians never tell their secrets, and it’s…