Read these.
I was typing a text message this evening, and typed “Og” instead of “Of.” It instantly reminded me of Og Mandino. If you haven’t read Og Mandino, you must. I was required (meaning dragged, groaning and complaining) to read three small mass-market paperbacks by Mandino way back in undergrad school, when I took a sociology/family [...]
Weird Wednesday IV
Snark, snark, snark. Lately, all I do is snark. I love me. OK, make sure you’ve swallowed your coffee, or you’ll spray it all over your monitor. Really, you’ll thank me. All right, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Wait for it…. Wait for it…. Wait for it…. Gwyneth Paltrow tells Joaquin Phoenix to get [...]
Spamtastic
No, I’m not talking about unsolicited email or the fabulous Python skit. Rather, check it out — I’d totally forgotten that there is actually a museum devoted to Spam: Is that not just awesome? For those of us old enough to remember, Spam (taken from “spiced ham”) was big back in our parents’ and grandparents’ [...]
Schmenglish VII
Yep, it’s time for another one. I’ve been amassing them — the little annoying errors that make me squirm. As I’ve said before in my other Schmenglish posts, I am not nearly the grammar N**i I used to be. For good or ill, I’ve mellowed with age, like the fine, stinky cheese that I am. [...]
And she’ll have fun, fun, fun…
…heh, I only *wish* I had a T-bird. Do they even make them anymore? [Well well, it appears that they do. Let it be known that for my __th birthday in August, I want a new car. Milestone age deserves milestone wheels.] But I plan on having some fun at rehearsals this week — maybe [...]