Category Archives: Coversation

Break Out the Popcorn

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Are you still taking up real estate on your couch? Well, for this week’s Raves n Faves I have some fantabulous films for you, by the clever and controversial director, Otto Preminger. They’ve got power, … Continue reading →

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Supply and Demand

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, we sure had some fun at the office this week. Made workday Wednesday just fly by, let me tell you! It all started late last week when Susie was promoted from the Steno Pool … Continue reading →

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Say, are You Writing a Book or Something?

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls!  This week, yours truly took some time to stroll among the natives and listened to various floating confabs.   It gave me the illumination to send all you hipsters in orbit of some lost words and … Continue reading →

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Just What Exactly Are You Saying?

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Today, I’d like to bring up the idea of the art of conversation — what we say and how we say it.  Verbally, as we speak to one another, we often don’t think about what … Continue reading →

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