I GOT A KICK OUT OF reading this sign at a cafe inside Grand CentralStation and seeing people pay just 5 cents for coffee. There were long lines of customers taking advantage of the offer. I’m so busy these days that I GET A KICK OUT OF DOING anything out of my routine. Last Friday, I… Read more »
I’m on my third week on a new schedule and I’m still getting the hang of it. I still teach until 10 at night. However, instead of starting at noon, I now start at 10 a.m., which makes for a long day and means I have to go to bed as soon as I get… Read more »
Needle & button in Midtown Manhattan If you’re in New York City, you’ll find this enormous (huge) needle and button leaning against an information booth in Midtown Manhattan. I walk by this sculpture in the city’s Garment district everyday and have often thought of the expression “like looking for a needle in a haystack.” (Yes, I… Read more »
I took this photo from an ad by Aruba (the country) on the subway. The ad LURES (invite; entice) subway riders to the island’s clear Caribbean waters and white sand. I wonder how many COMMUTERS (people traveling from home to work/school) actually booked tickets to Aruba after seeing this ad. I remember wanting to go, myself, as… Read more »
MADE FROM SCRATCH – prepared from basic ingredients (flour, water, sugar, …) I found this cool idiom on a poster at Whole Foods. I go there QUITE A BIT (often) to get some work done, take advantage of their free wifi, and have some of their prepared dishes. They’re A BIT PRICEY (a little expensive);… Read more »
Our story continues with our newest exercise at the small guide site. Our main characters, John and Kate, are back from their quick jaunt (short trip) to Chicago. Click the TryThis! link above and head over to the small guide site to read about how their trip went. Try the new exercise and practice the following… Read more »
This is one of three greeting cards that you can download at the small guide site. Simply print them out, fold or cut, and add your own message inside. The other two say, Break a leg! (Do your best.), and You can do it! Encourage a friend or family member with your own funny, poetic,… Read more »
The expression making it to somewhere means being able to get to or arrive somewhere. Let’s take a look at the following examples.1. Did you make it to the party? 2. The manager says if she doesn’t start making it to work on time, they might have to let her go.3. They never made it… Read more »
To bluff means to deceive or to lie. When you tell someone he’s bluffing, you’re saying you don’t believe what he’s saying. Similarly, when you call someone’s bluff, you’re exposing the person’s lie or deception, and you’re basically telling the person that you know he’s lying. This could also involve making the person prove that what… Read more »
It’s been awhile since I worked on this story. It began with a family planning a trip to the Grand Canyon, which by the way, is one of my favorite places. This is the eighth episode, and it’s titled Housesitting for Jim and Linda. Our main characters are Jake and his wife Katy, their two… Read more »
