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Grammargirl to the Rescue!

When I was writing my squidoo lens on the long-term psychological effects of learning disabilities, I kept running into the words affect and effect.  “Affect” is usually a verb, and “effect” is usually a noun, but this is English we’re talking about, which means there are exceptions.  I think I used to have a handle [...]

drawing and breathing

I did more drawing yesterday with my watercolor pastels.  Every so often, I stopped with the pastel on the paper and checked to see if my hand and wrist were relaxed.  I made sure I wasn’t pressing too hard (which is a problem, since you have to press hard with watercolor crayons if you want [...]

The joys of motor dysgraphia

Of my various learning disabilities, dysgraphia probably messes me up the least.  Sure, I can’t write reminders for myself, or write grocery lists, or any of that good stuff, but I have computers and SMS for that sort of thing.  Technology is my friend.  It keeps my hands from falling off when I need to [...]