I spent all day at the DMV yesterday and all I can think of is the screwdriver I used to swap out my old plates for the new. I am officially registered in Virginia now! Which means that I bailed on providing any useful information today. Instead, I’m going to open up the floor: What … Continue Reading
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Worth Reading: on barrel chairs and taste
This piece in an old Washington Post Style section cracked me up. Taste, guilt and barrel chairs are beasts preying on couples shopping on 14th Street. Perhaps they should seek counseling from Jennifer Marshall, a Stanford art history professor who specializes in 20th-century American aesthetics. Marshall listens to a description of the chairs. She says … Continue Reading
On hiatus
In the Magic Kingdom today and all of next week. Be back on the 19th!
WaPo: The Washington Times, Hunting For A Bionic Editor-In-Chief
Last week the Times announced they were searching for a new EIC. The Post has a breakdown of the job description: “articulate and execute . . . the mission of the paper and Web site . . . Support and contribute to the strategic vision of the company . . . Serve as ‘master’ of … Continue Reading
Worth Reading: Why We Compete
Why We Compete has been updated with its latest installment. This one’s about BASE jumping. Why We Compete: Adrenaline Edge of your seat rush, that’s for sure.
Tuesday’s Tools: Wired’s list of must-haves for writers
More Tuesday’s Tools here! An oldie but goodie: Check out Wired’s Gadget Lab for writing must-haves. I can’t say I agree with everything on the list (can somebody explain the purpose of the Alphasmart?) but for the most part, it’s dead-on. A partial breakdown: 1-An ultraportable laptop Gadget Lab recommends a VAIO or Macbook, or … Continue Reading
My favorite words
flickr:Darwin Bell Gloaming “Twilight.” Actually a noun (nothing ever “gloams,” for example), the word comes from Scottish Middle English and is over 8000 years old. Fungible “Interchangeable” (in that the two fungibles perform the same function). The odd one out in this list. I just love that it sounds like so many other common words … Continue Reading
Commenter of the week
The “Commenter of the week” award goes to Danny Lucas for his comment on “Coffee Jargon.” He who flung the stars into the galaxy with His breath now swings my attention to Starbucks. Gold Coast is never up front with common varieties. It must be carefully pursued. “I do”, and the wedding of bean and … Continue Reading
The Nanowrimo Approacheth (“Water for Elephants” reviewed)
I just finished Water for Elephants last week. This is the New York Times bestseller, the one that looks like it should have an “Oprah’s Book Club” ribbon printed on the front. In short, the kind of book I try to stay away from. (So I’m a book snob. Sue me.) Yet on a whim … Continue Reading
Quickie: Companies are “it,” not “they”
Quick note over at DailyWritingTips about how to refer to business entities, etc., in writing. The comments got fairly spirited as well–I’m impressed!