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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Coffee Day Intolerance
Yesterday, I scarcely need to remind you, was National Coffee Day, prompting a friend of mine to post this on his Facebook: The day after National Coffee Day is always a let-down. No one says, “happy Coffee Day” anymore; no … Continue reading
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Have You Ever Felt Like a Fraud?
In one of his stories, the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima describes the work of students as a very clever exercise in fraud: The adults demanded that everything we absorbed within those confines should be ‘worthwhile.’ So, quite naturally, we learned … Continue reading
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My Brief Fiction Read at Creative Writing Event Today
Lefty Lancaster Gets in Touch with His Inner Aristocrat Now I don’t show this to everyone, but that one’s my last gal, up there high on my shoulder. Maybe I should’ve waited before adding her name to the epidermis, but … Continue reading
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Friday Fineness Funny
We have yet another example of excellent writing advice available online. Knowing YOU to be a person who wants excellence and writing and … uh… writing, I thought I would offer this advice (which is excellent and concerned with writing). … Continue reading
Nitpicking Example
Since I’ve shared this little example with the online classes, it seemed fair to open it up to the whole world here. Now all your questions about commas before “and” will be answered.
Friday Fatality Funny
I know you guys sometimes get in a hurry while driving, so I thought I’d share this thought-provoking video with you. It might just cause you to examine your behavior behind the wheel…and speed up. (I couldn’t figure out how … Continue reading
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Putting UP with Definitions
UP A college friend of mine sent this along today. This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is ‘UP.’ It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] … Continue reading
Peer-Reviewed Peril
I know you’ve been told to rely on the best sources, the peer reviewed journal articles. Then I read material suggesting that many scientific journal articles, which record experimental results, cannot have their results reproduced in independent labs. The unspoken … Continue reading
Friday Fail Fun
Have you ever had one of those days? One of the things that I love to hate is those ridiculous TV ads featuring the clumsiest people in the world demonstrating the need for something that we never knew we needed. … Continue reading
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