Archive for March, 2008
Sleepy spring
I have been waiting and waiting for the tree in front of our house to bloom, but all trees on our street remain stubbornly dead, even during cherry blossom week.
Instead, I present you with another wonder of nature from ajmatt blog’s postage stamp back yard: the resting squirrel.
Have you ever seen one of these things [...]
Posted: March 29th, 2008 under Posts.
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Bad fortunes
Matt worked a 12-hour day today and I am stuck sitting around with a yet-to-be-determined foot injury, so we ordered Chinese at 9:30.
After dinner, Matt juggled fortune cookies. One fell on the floor and broke. I saw “hard work” between the cookie halves and said, “I think I got yours.” Matt picked the other cookie [...]
Posted: March 13th, 2008 under Posts.
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Internet typology
I’ve mentioned I love an internet quiz. What I really love is an intelligent internet quiz, like this one from Pew Internet & American Life on Internet “typology” called Where Do You Fit?
I took an older version of this quiz about a year ago, but by the time this blog started it was old news. [...]
Posted: March 11th, 2008 under Posts.
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Playing with grammar
Happy belated National Grammar Day!
In celebration, I spent some time with The Chicago Manual of Style. I was surprised to learn that “Jr.” and “Inc.” no longer require commas; if commas are used, you have to put in one on either side. (See that? I’m trying out some punctuation rules at the same time. I [...]
Posted: March 9th, 2008 under Posts.
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