Monthly Archives: August 2011
A happy-go-lucky DVD
It’s time for a cheery topic; wouldn’t you agree? Something that gives me a cheery disposition is thinking about Dick Van Dyke. While driving around last weekend, I caught an NPR interview with him, in which he also played a … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Television and Radio, Music, Reading
The new ‘shortly’
Greetings from the other side of Hurricane Irene. I won’t judge whether the exclamation points and all-cap warnings The Weather Channel threw around last weekend were warranted, because Irene certainly punctuated her path across Caribbean and American territory. Those who … Continue reading
Panic attack
Mark Twain was known to have said, “Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it.” As Hurricane Irene barrels toward the United States, the weather is all anyone is talking about. Someone, do something. Usually, The … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, News, Technology and Social Media
Reddit somewhere
A poll of social media aficionados: Are you on Reddit? How about Delicious? Technorati? Digg? Well surely you’re on Fark. No? Neither am I. I did StumbleUpon for a while; even wrote a blog post about it. Word Nymph enjoys a … Continue reading
Filed under Technology and Social Media
Never let it rest
On several occasions recently, I’ve made a mental note to look up a specific rule of grammar pertaining to comparative and superlative adjectives. As is often the case, once I go searching, I find it’s not that easy. In elementary … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish
Da bomb
Did the F-bomb recently fall off the list of most offensive curse words when I wasn’t paying attention? More and more, I hear it creep into everyday conversation. Don’t get me wrong; I’m neither sanctimonious nor hypocritical. I’ll drop the bomb when … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Rants and Raves
You rang?
How many of you remember the episode of Seinfeld in which a parking valet left a certain something in Jerry’s car? Fortunately, that didn’t happen to me. The other night, I met a friend for dinner at a wine bar in busy … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Rants and Raves, Technology and Social Media
A sign from above
I received an e-mail reminder last week of the coming of National Punctuation Day. As soon as there’s a nip in the air, I start planning a celebration and contemplating the meaning of these literary symbols in our lives. Of … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, News
Gone to heaven in ’77
There was much ado about yesterday being the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. All kinds of memories, trivia and salutations blasted from live and social media platforms everywhere. Michele Bachman even wished Elvis a happy birthday. Elvis died August … Continue reading
Meet Mrs. Trumbull
I got a Kindle for Christmas. Late last night, seven months and three weeks later, I turned it on for the first time. In yet another battle of man versus very small machine, I won. It took more than three … Continue reading
Filed under Foibles and Faux Pas, Health, Reading, Technology and Social Media
