through the open door . . .
her smile doesn’t forgive
all my sins
the daughter taps flour
into a mixing bowl . . .
mother’s apron tight
cedar walking cane
hangs from the coat rack
dust on the handles curves
“schoolBrooks” Randy Brooks, from School’s Out (Press Here, 1999)
“tinyredcheck” Issue-spotting 101: It seems that some of the greatest professorial minds
in the weblawg world never thought about Weblog Tips as possibly being income.
TaxProffer Paul Caron sets ’em straight. Where did you land on the test curve?
Ealier today, I noticed that there were 32 hits on my Referer List for the Google
inquiry “Ten Most Dangerous
Foods to Eat While Driving. Speaking of issue spotting, try to guess them and their order
before clicking for the article from Insurance.com. (okay, a hint: Coffee is #1, Chocolate #10.)
And click for a Safe Driving Lesson Plan for grades 9-12 (Joy Brewster,
discovery.com).
humbling. She asks today whether lawyers who end up swamped with discipline violations
were salvageable or are inherently bad. Both kinds exist, I am sure.
“tinyquestion” Have you noticed how many USA-born webloggers spell the word “gray” with an
“e” [“grey”]? I even caught myself about to do it last week. Affectations-R-Us. The
Fool in the Forest would at least have the excuse of hanging around a lot of British poets. Not so
him, him, or him. Of course, some of us naturally straddle the fence.
be. Before hurling verbal grenades or nukes (as opposed to raising a red flag or shooting a warning
shot in the air), it makes sense to consider the source of the story and go to some level-headed and
original sources. Sometimes you’ll find the extremists were right, but creating unwarranted cynicism
doesn’t seem to be a helpful goal.
“tinyquestionN” Ever wonder What Do Exit Polls and Flu Vaccine Shortages Have in Common?
An essay by Bert Foer, Bob Lande, and Mike Scherer, of the American Antitrust Institute offers an
answer. (Hint: it’s not just bad luck; think: excessive concentration, too few alternative sources).
“tinyredcheck” The saddest thing about Charlie Rose‘s interview last night with the Godfathers of
Blog was their agreement that they all get enormous amounts of intensely angry and ugly messages.
Second worse thing: they all forgot to add the “we” back to “blog.”
February 16, 2005
the dust settles
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Not so him
Thanks for pubicly embarassing me for mispelling words.
Comment by Mike — February 17, 2005 @ 8:45 pm
Not so him
Thanks for pubicly embarassing me for mispelling words.
Comment by Mike — February 17, 2005 @ 8:45 pm
Wait, wait, Michael. Despite Mr. Webster’s conclusion about the correct orthography, I wasn’t tring to embarrass you for misspelling “gray,” I was embarrassing you for adopting the British and Canadian spelling of the word, despite your downhome American roots. However, now that I see how you spell “mispell” and “embarass”, I see that the problem may not be your putting on airs (or heirs). So, are you putting us on?
Comment by David Giacalone — February 17, 2005 @ 9:01 pm
Wait, wait, Michael. Despite Mr. Webster’s conclusion about the correct orthography, I wasn’t tring to embarrass you for misspelling “gray,” I was embarrassing you for adopting the British and Canadian spelling of the word, despite your downhome American roots. However, now that I see how you spell “mispell” and “embarass”, I see that the problem may not be your putting on airs (or heirs). So, are you putting us on?
Comment by David Giacalone — February 17, 2005 @ 9:01 pm
You missed the best one – “pubicly.” David, my friend, your battle at MyShingle must has dulled your ability to spot jokes.
Comment by Mike — February 17, 2005 @ 10:30 pm
You missed the best one – “pubicly.” David, my friend, your battle at MyShingle must has dulled your ability to spot jokes.
Comment by Mike — February 17, 2005 @ 10:30 pm