Despite my plan to be rid of The Pile by the end of the Christmas holidays, it persists. So this morning, after momentarily entertaining myself with a few excuses, I started eating the elephant again. After repairing all of the damage following my most recent lapse of discipline (throwing the most recent trash away) and … Read more
When I count my blessings, one that always lands high on the list is that I’ve been able to make a good living working with the English language. It entertains me endlessly. I can while away an hour at Dictionary.com just as easily as I can at Wikipedia. English has a broad duality about it. … Read more
From this week’s selection at PostSecret: Incidentally, Rich Fields, not Bob Barker, says “Come on down!” But no harm done. I look forward to few site updates as much as PostSecret. People send in anonymous postcards with secrets on them, and a couple dozen or so new ones appear every Sunday. Sometimes the secrets are … Read more