by Tammy Ditmore | Sep 11, 2011 | personal reflections
For the past few weeks, I have been reminded frequently about the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. Newspaper stories, TV specials, websites, Facebook postings, flag displays, special memorial services, even...
by Tammy Ditmore | Aug 29, 2011 | Publishing
My family is one of the last holdouts who still pay to have a print edition of the Los Angeles Times delivered to our driveway every day. It’s a tradition I have stubbornly held onto because I strongly believe in the power of the press—and also because I enjoy leafing...
by Tammy Ditmore | Aug 2, 2011 | Language, Speech
Like most Americans, I have been dismayed and disappointed by the tenor of rhetoric coming from Washington in recent months, particularly during the recent debt-ceiling debates. I have a hard time understanding why it seems so difficult to get anything done. But a...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 29, 2011 | Language, Speech
I was fascinated this week to learn that some researchers now believe birds use grammar! Discovery News wrote about the study this week, and I found it when a friend shared this link: http://news.discovery.com/animals/finches-songs-grammar-110627.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1....
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 24, 2011 | Writing
Lately I have noticed ads popping up on my Facebook page that are directly related to specific words I’ve used in my status updates or in comments on my friends’ pages. I find that more than a little creepy. One of the most appealing aspects of the Internet has...
