I’m in extreme e-mail withdrawal, as I haven’t been able to read most of my accounts since Thursday. I hate being between machines. I’ve offered several things on Freecycle, and the responses are going to be waiting for me. One…
Eggcorns!
That’s the word for them. I just can’t remember in whose LJ the topic came up. One of the worst I’ve seen recently is “Heinz site is 20/20.” There are many others, and they drive me nuts.
What Is the World Coming To?
First the Fed filked. Then Colin Powell filked “YMCA” at the conclusion of a major Asian security conference.
Another Birthday Boy
I hope you have a marvelous day baiku!
Tech Happies and Frustrations
1) I have MY cell number back, after much back and forth with Metro PCS. Yay! If you left any text or voice mail messages in the last few weeks, though, they’re gone. Goddess knows I wouldn’t have listened to…
Interesting Article
What’s Behind the 4-Minute Mile, Starbucks, and the Moon Landing? The Power of Impossible Thinking
What’s Worse Than Needing a Cane?
Getting used to the damned thing and then managing to break it! It has a lifetime guarantee, but I want it NOW!
QOTD: Mary Wollstonecraft
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman’s sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison. –Mary Wollstonecraft, reformer and writer (1759-1797)
God’s Billboards
I love the new additions at Says Who? Says God. A few of them: Stop smirking, America. I’m talking to you, too. I don’t blame video games when my children start shooting each other. I’m concerned about children’s education. I…
SEDF
20 Questions to a Better Personality You are an SEDF—Sober Emotional Destructive Follower. This makes you an evil genius. You are extremely focused and difficult to distract from your tasks. With luck, you have learned to channel your energies into…