-
Recent Posts
Archives
- August 2015
- December 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
Topics
Meta
Category Archives: It’s part of the language!
Good Beginnings
“Call me Ishmael . . .” Herman Melville, Moby Dick. “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine, Common Sense. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .” Charles Dickens, A … Continue reading
Posted in It's part of the language!, Real life
Tagged colonies, English, Great White Whale, life, literature, reader, revolution
Comments Off on Good Beginnings
Topsy Turvy World
Why is Australia the land “down under?” Who determined the North Pole is the top of the world instead of the bottom? Personally, I blame the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus who arbitrarily placed North at the top of maps about … Continue reading
Posted in It's part of the language!, Science
Tagged Apollo, Greek, land down under, mathematics, North, Ptolemy, South, world map
Comments Off on Topsy Turvy World
Beatniks and Peppermints
What ever happened to the working class? In political campaigns and jargon, everyone who is someone, other than the rich, is in the middle class. No one wants to admit they work. Work is a bad word, especially if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in It's part of the language!, Politics, Real life
Tagged caste, class, common sense, Dobie Gillis, family, goog old days, politics, values, work
Comments Off on Beatniks and Peppermints
A Rose By Any Other Name!
Robert S. Ryan, Pennsylvania’s czar of zoning law and practice, once wrote that applications are an exercise in arrogance. He explained that the person creating the application assumes what answers are needed to gather the necessary information for whatever the … Continue reading
Posted in It's part of the language!, Real life
Tagged application, black, census, country, ethnicity, government, human, prejudice, race, statistics, white
Comments Off on A Rose By Any Other Name!
There’s an app for that!
Unless you’re an ultimate technophobe, you’re familiar with the term “app.” “App” was originally an abbreviation for computer application, but now is used exclusively for handheld devices like a smart phone or mp3 player. There are some apps that make … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy Fun, It's part of the language!, Real life
Comments Off on There’s an app for that!
Go Green!
Say “Go green!” Say it again, “Go green!” Now say it like you mean it . . . “GO GREEN!” Feel better?
Gee Willickers!
I used the word “gee willickers” in a recent article and when read by my daughter, she suggested I remove the word, as members of her generation (poor old girl is turning 30 this year!) wouldn’t understand the meaning or … Continue reading
Posted in It's part of the language!
Tagged curse, cussing, four letters, literature, Old English, outdated, swear, words
Comments Off on Gee Willickers!
The Wizard of Floz
When I was a little boy, it was a big treat to run down to the corner store and buy a Three Musketeer bar and a bottle of Coca Cola.
Posted in It's part of the language!, Real life
Tagged abbreviations, Coke, eat, food, grocery store, hamburgers, small town
Comments Off on The Wizard of Floz
It’ll Put Hair on Your Chest!
When I was a kid, grown-ups were always telling me to do awful things to get me to do what they wanted. More often than not, these things involved my body or parts thereof. As I grew older, I realized … Continue reading