Since the past week or so has seen my muse take a hit from an array of unwelcomed and annoying outside sources, I thought I might post something simply for fun. The following is from the Washington Post. As an aside to the Scripts National Spelling Bee, the paper set up its own spelling challenge using everyday words.  The link below opens to an exercise where a sentence for every letter in the alphabet  is written with misspelled words for each letter.   So, take a break, take your time and see how good you are at spelling.  (Just so you know, my score was 88.)

 HAVE FUN !

How well can you spell?    

While 281 spellers compete in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling words that can make one’s head spin (“weissnichtwo” and “cabotinage” to name a couple), there are many words we come across regularly that are commonly misspelled, according to the Oxford English Corpus.

We’ve written silly sentences for each letter so you can try your hand at correcting the misspelled words. We’re warning you: It’s tough.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/lifestyle/spelling-bee/

Larry is a Catholic/Christian author and blogger and posts weekly commentary. His work has appeared in such publications as Zenit from Rome, Aleteia, New Evangelists, Top Catholic Blogs, Big Pulpit, Catholic365.com and others. His first children's picture book, "Slippery Willie's Stupid, Ugly Shoes" was published in 2011. In 2012, his full-length novel, "The Priest and the Peaches" was released. His second novel, "The Demons of Abadon", was released in the spring of 2016. Larry’s latest novel, “Horizon Homeless” was released in ebook format in May of 2017 and the paperback followed on July 27, 2017. Larry belongs to the Catholic Writer’s Guild, The Catholic Writer’s Society, The Knights of Columbus, and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He has been an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion for over twenty years bringing communion to the homebound and hospitalized. He lives in Pinellas Park, Florida and his kids and six grandchildren all live within three miles of each other. His first wife died of cancer in 2003. He remarried four years later and became the primary caregiver for his wife, Martha who came down with Non-Hodgins Lymphoma in 2011. The cancer was in remission when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in October of 2014. Sadly and unexpectedly, Martha passed away on March 27, 2017. The writer says, "God has me where he needs me and I try my best to make Him proud. Larry’s blog site is http://www.slipperywillie.blogspot.com You can find more at www.larrypeterson-author.com

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