Windbag phobia

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Plato
Background: I’m Finnish. Stereotypically, Finns only speak when there is something so important to say they just can’t bear the silence anymore. Continuing with the stereotype, a Finnish form of small talk is sitting in a circle (or a line, [...]

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Journaling vs. Impro

These are days when no one should rely unduly on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.
Walter Benjamin
Thanks to a brilliant blog post by Sonia Simone, I’ve been inspired to expand my journaling habit from just writing a diary every evening.
For the past few days, I’ve taken a few [...]

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Tidbit Insightings, December 9

Recognition is the greatest motivator.
Gerard C. Eakedale
Another week ahead, another batch of tidbit insightings under my belt.
Small words can make a big difference
I’ve actually got two recognition insightings from the past week, although from different perspectives. The first one was a comment from Dr. Tom Bibey on my post about finding my voice online:
I don’t [...]

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A Linguist Learns to Blog – Finding my Idiolect

idiolect
noun
the language or speech pattern of one individual at a particular period of life.
(Merriam Webster Online)
Every once in a while I wake up in the morning and manage to go several hours without speaking to anyone. Then the phone rings: *croack* *ahem* “Hello?”. Or I sound like the love child of Marianne Faithfull and James [...]

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A Linguist Learns to Blog – Four Cooperational Maxims

“Make your contribution such as is required in the context.”
Cooperative Principle, Herbert Paul Grice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
Albert Einstein
So I’m a new blogger. Taking my very first babysteps into the world of writing things that, well, someone will read. And I need help.
I could dive into the endless pit [...]

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