Tag: nothing to write home about
Run wild
Word of the Day: Run wild We should encourage young people to let their imaginations run wild. As we do that, we should also create a system to nurture the creativity, spontaneity and gaiety that comes from it. There are two negative nuances to letting things or people run wild. The first is to behave…
Punch above your weight
Idiom: Punch above your weight Writing a post a day is not easy. There are times when I think I’ve taken on too much and am punching above my weight. I had never wanted to be an author, publisher or even an English teacher. Originally, I wanted to be a carpenter, but I became a…
Garden-variety
Word of the Day: Garden-variety From time to time, you may hear someone referring to something such as a housecat, for instance, as being garden-variety. Referring to something as garden-variety means that it is ubiquitous and ordinary, or in other words, nothing special. Most regular people lead a garden-variety life by living in ubiquitous apartments,…
