Monthly Archives: September 2010
A penny saved
I don’t know why I don’t read Real Simple magazine more often. Maybe it’s because I want it to be called Really Simple. I do pick it up now and then, or visit the website and always find light-hearted yet interesting … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, Music, Politics, Reading
Catch a wave?
It has been said that it’s the little things that bring happiness into our lives. Not to make this a glass-half-empty conversation, but isn’t it also the little things that drive us up the wall or at least make us … Continue reading
Filed under Rants and Raves, Travel
A real stinker
Something else is bugging us here in the nation’s capital. As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, we are undergoing an invasion–in our homes, in our cars, at work, on our persons. We thought we were safe until 2021, … Continue reading
Filed under Foibles and Faux Pas, Music
Keeping fear alive
Over the last few days, we’ve seen more than enough of Stephen Colbert’s recent testimony before Congress, and read or heard volumes of commentary on his daring comedic prank. It’s Monday, so we need to lower the curtain on this farce. And we … Continue reading
Filed under Rants and Raves, Uncategorized
More holiday greetings
Have you realized that Christmas is exactly three months away? Have you begun thinking about what you’ll put in your Christmas letter? Or gearing up to read the dozens of letters you will receive during the holiday season? I am … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, Holidays, Technology and Social Media
Holiday greetings
Allow me to be the first to wish you a happy National Punctuation Day. The seventh annual National Punctuation Day, to be precise. NPD is the brainchild of one Jeff Rubin, an author and expert in shameless self promotion. He … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Holidays, Marketing/Advertising/PR
Vulgarity N through Z
…continued from yesterday The following words and phrases have been picked from the second half of A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, published in 1787, for your amusement and use. Nicknackatory: a toy shop Nick ninny: a simpleton Old … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Reading
Vulgarity A through M
Some time back, while researching for a blog post, I became aware of a book that I later ordered but didn’t read until now. I might have mentioned it. It’s called A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose. … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Reading
A reaching offense
Adding to the growing commentary on the steady decline of the English language as we once knew it, The Washington Post Magazine’s Gene Weingarten has written one of the cleverest pieces to date. Please read “Goodbye, Cruel Words” for yourself … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Marketing/Advertising/PR, News
Clean by the numbers
Today’s might seem like a mundane topic. I chose it for several reasons. For one, this blog is about language and life and sometimes life is, well, mundane. Thank goodness. The second reason is that it gives me a chance … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, Foibles and Faux Pas
