The post below was first posted on November 28, 2010 George Will’s admirable prowess with the English language is well known, and his latest is a wonderful example of that ability to capture a profound truth and make it seem … Continue reading
John Hawkins at PJ Lifestyle offers his prescription for solving your sleep problem. That’s assuming you have a sleep problem, but just about everyone does (except teenagers). Consider yourself darn lucky if you don’t. Here are the five keys Hawkins … Continue reading
The post below harangues you for not using the subjunctive mood of the verb to be when the sentence or clause requires it. So now I may as well go off on another grammatical error that is frequently encountered and … Continue reading
Almost nobody seems to distinguish between the indicative and subjunctive mood of the verb to be anymore. Since I speak and write this way my internal alarm goes off when I read or hear the indicative mood of verbs in … Continue reading
Based on this story in the news today, I imagine a press release from Circle K convenience stores to go something like this: Circle K today took action after a clerk in one of our stores over-reacted when an armed … Continue reading
Jed Babbin at the American Spectator recounts the steady stream of political knavery, green graft and governmental stupidity of 2011: The Year The Wheels Fell Off. I liked them all, especially this one: “An enterprising BBC reporter — seeking to … Continue reading
If you can get to the Battersea Dogs and Cats home in London you can adopt one of these. They are mixed breed mongrels, the best dogs to my mind, seeing as how I hale from a long line of … Continue reading
Just asking. I don’t like sweet tea, so maybe that’s my problem. … Continue reading
It’s not like in the movies, where you sort of dissolve into lava yourself. If you’ve ever swam (swum?) in the Dead Sea (I have) you already have a clue of how you die in lava. Well, few people actually … Continue reading
I wonder what the Madmen would think of this? They’d like it because it’s so cool. Well, at least if you think men are your market. I used to have a couple of ad agencies as clients. I know for … Continue reading