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May 7, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
How to Write a Bad... Yearbook Comment

You can only leave truly horrendous yearbook messages with my help!

How to Write a Bad... Yearbook Comment
January 20, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
There's a Prefix, a Suffix and... A Curse Word

This is a post about swearing. Seriously.

There's a Prefix, a Suffix and... A Curse Word
January 13, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking, Related Items
Wes Lydon
Punctuation as Style

I read an excellent post on Medium comparing the punctuation use of multiple authors. It's cool! (no, seriously)

Punctuation as Style
December 16, 2024
Reading
Wes Lydon
The Garden Path Sentence

Sometimes a sentence leads you to a dead end. You are confused, and that's ok. This time you can blame the sentence.

The Garden Path Sentence
December 9, 2024
What Lydon is Thinking
Wes Lydon
Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, You Know?

Students are talking about Buffalo. Word is they buffalo Buffalo buffalo, which is weird for Buffalo buffalo to do, when you consider that Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, You Know?
Wes Lydon
March 11, 2024
Reading

My 2023-24 First Semester Reads

Wes Lydon
March 11, 2024
Reading
My 2023-24 First Semester Reads

This is what I finished first semester.

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Wes Lydon
March 4, 2024
Writing

A Note About Quotations

Wes Lydon
March 4, 2024
Writing
A Note About Quotations

Notes about using quotes to make them work for you.

Tagged: Punctuation, Englishy

Comment
Wes Lydon
February 12, 2024
What Lydon is Thinking, You Do This Wrong

How to Search Google (You Do This Wrong)

Wes Lydon
February 12, 2024
What Lydon is Thinking, You Do This Wrong
How to Search Google (You Do This Wrong)

You can search better. Promise.

Tagged: Research, News

Comment
Wes Lydon
January 25, 2024
Library

We Got New Books!

Wes Lydon
January 25, 2024
Library
We Got New Books!

Five new books for the Lydon Library!

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Wes Lydon
October 9, 2023
Quite Excellent

New Quite Excellent - "the name before the name before mine"

Wes Lydon
October 9, 2023
Quite Excellent

Source: /quite-excellent/73

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Wes Lydon
September 11, 2023
Quite Excellent

New Quite Excellent - "Letter to the Person Who Carved..."

Wes Lydon
September 11, 2023
Quite Excellent

Source: /quite-excellent/72

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Wes Lydon
September 6, 2023
What Lydon is Thinking, Related Items

Conjunctive Adverbs - An Explainer

Wes Lydon
September 6, 2023
What Lydon is Thinking, Related Items
Conjunctive Adverbs - An Explainer

Conjunctive adverbs are not contagious, nor are they very scary. 

Tagged: Englishy

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Wes Lydon
August 21, 2023
Quite Excellent

New Quite Excellent - "Good Dog"

Wes Lydon
August 21, 2023
Quite Excellent

Source: /quite-excellent/71

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Wes Lydon
August 13, 2023
Reading

My Summer Reads

Wes Lydon
August 13, 2023
Reading
My Summer Reads

I finished five books over the summer break and I’ve got too many that are in progress. Let me tell you about them!

Tagged: My Recent Reads

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Wes Lydon
April 28, 2023
Quite Excellent

New Quite Excellent - "Special Problems in Vocabulary"

Wes Lydon
April 28, 2023
Quite Excellent

Source: /quite-excellent/70

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Wes Lydon
January 23, 2023
What Lydon is Thinking

Video Game Monotony as Metaphor

Wes Lydon
January 23, 2023
What Lydon is Thinking
Video Game Monotony as Metaphor

Games are repetitive, and I believe this is an excellent opportunity for storytelling.

Tagged: Gaming

Comment
Wes Lydon
January 11, 2023
Reading

My December Reads

Wes Lydon
January 11, 2023
Reading
My December Reads

I finished five books in December and I’d like to tell you about them.

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Wes Lydon
January 9, 2023
Quite Excellent

New Quite Excellent - "Boy"

Wes Lydon
January 9, 2023
Quite Excellent

Source: /quite-excellent/67

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Wes Lydon
December 19, 2022
Quite Excellent

New Quite Excellent - The birthday of the world

Wes Lydon
December 19, 2022
Quite Excellent
Episode 66 - The birthday of the world - Margie Piercy

Source: /quite-excellent/66

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Ana P. Segura-Gradilla
May 26, 2022
Student Submission

Q & A About Senior Year (with Senior Ana Segura-Gradilla)

Ana P. Segura-Gradilla
May 26, 2022
Student Submission
Q & A About Senior Year (with Senior Ana Segura-Gradilla)

Ana has some very honest answers about student athletics, applying for colleges, which APs to take (and which to avoid), and more.

Tagged: Guidance, School, Coral Academy

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Wes Lydon
December 9, 2019
What Lydon is Thinking

Games Are Too Big for Us

Wes Lydon
December 9, 2019
What Lydon is Thinking
Games Are Too Big for Us

A game a played four years ago reminds me of how beautiful and how isolating gaming can be.

Tagged: Gaming, Real Talk

1 Comment
Wes Lydon
December 4, 2019
What Lydon is Thinking

Science News Should Make you Happy

Wes Lydon
December 4, 2019
What Lydon is Thinking
Science News Should Make you Happy

I saw some science news, and it made me happy. And it should make you happy. Let's talk about science and be happy together.

Tagged: News, Random

Comment
Wes Lydon
November 25, 2019
What Lydon is Thinking

A story in a frame: Last of Us

Wes Lydon
November 25, 2019
What Lydon is Thinking
A story in a frame: Last of Us

This window opens and concludes The Last of Us, and I wish I hadn't seen it again.

Tagged: Gaming, Random

Comment
Wes Lydon
October 30, 2019
Reading

4D Video Games & a 130 Year Old Lydon Library Book

Wes Lydon
October 30, 2019
Reading
4D Video Games & a 130 Year Old Lydon Library Book

We exist in a three dimensional space. We have height, width, and length. Could you even imagine what a fourth would look like?

Tagged: Random

Comment
Wes Lydon
September 4, 2019
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How Donald Trump Uses Language (video)

Wes Lydon
September 4, 2019
Related Items
How Donald Trump Uses Language (video)

Donald Trump has a particular way of speaking. It is hard to miss once you realize it.

Tagged: Englishy

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Sometimes a sentence leads you to a dead end. You are confused, and that's ok. This time you can blame the sentence.

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Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, You Know?
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Students are talking about Buffalo. Word is they buffalo Buffalo buffalo, which is weird for Buffalo buffalo to do, when you consider that Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

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A short story written by me about a decade ago. 

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