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Reading the dictionary: enemy-eyewitness

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the entire dictionary front to back! Something I’ve always wanted to try. It’s time to execute the letter E! . Your enemy is “one that attacks or tries to harm another,” or a “military opponent.” Does that really cover … Continue reading →

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Reading the dictionary: dream-enchilada

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the entire dictionary front to back! It’s something I’ve always to try. There was a lot of interesting stuff to choose from this week, and we’ve made it to a new letter! . Dream a little dream of me… … Continue reading →

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Reading the dictionary: dictionary-dragon

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the entire dictionary front to back! It’s something I’ve always wanted to try. As we continue through the letter D, we’ve got more fun with animals, some fun obscurities, and an excuse to make Spaceballs references. . Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Reading the dictionary: cybernetic-devil

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the dictionary front to back! It’s something I’ve always wanted to try. We start another new letter this week, and things get devilish. . There’s almost a half a page of words with the cyber prefix. The most interesting … Continue reading →

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Reading the dictionary: controvert-cute

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the entire dictionary front to back! Something I’ve always wanted to try. As we get near to wrapping up the letter C, it’s a real cornucopia of words. . New words! We all know what controversy is, but there’s … Continue reading →

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Reading the dictionary: code-constellation

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the entire dictionary front to back! Something I’ve always wanted to try. Let’s all have a Coke while we read comics on our computers. Code has multiple definitions, mostly related to systems and symbols, but it also has to … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 3

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Here’s where we get into why so many consider the a “problem play.” Act 5 scene 3 is the big dramatic ending, yet it’s ambiguous and it happens so fast.\ All the main characters come … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 3 (part 2)

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, in which Antigonus will… exit, pursued by a bear!!! Where were we? Antigonus has left the baby Perdita in the woods, after a speech about the ghost … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 2 (part 1)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! In Act 3 Scene 2, we head to the courthouse for Law and Order: Shakespeare Unit. Here’s the first third of another monstrously long scene. It’s Hermoine’s trial. We begin with lots of lawyer show … Continue reading →

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