Carolann's Newsletters

Dear Friends, Tangents: The Poem Selected by Natasha Tretheway, NY Times, December 13th, 2015:  Reading this poem, I thought of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s notion

Dear Friends, Tangents: ‘Use More Expressive Words!’ Teachers Bark, Beseech, Implore To encourage lively writing, instructors put certain words to rest; no more

Dear Friends, Tangents: Interesting article in The New York Times yesterday: Exercise May Help the Brain Learn, a Study Says Moderate levels of exercise

Dear Friends, Tangents: Numbers: 50 MILLION Amount (in US$) that the still unreleased “Star Wars:  The Force Awakens” has already generated in presold tickets. 

Dear Friends, Tangents: Finally went to see the latest James Bond movie, Sceptre, last Sunday night and really enjoyed it.  If you haven’t seen

Dear Friends, Tangents: Hanukkah  (Hebrew “consecration”) began at sunset yesterday.  The Jewish Festival of Light commemorates the purification and rededication of the