From the monthly archives: February 2010

Bitches And Bitching

On February 11, 2010 By

When I was five, I remember standing in front of the refrigerator repeating the word “bitch” over and over in a sing-songy sort of way. My mom couldn’t really be mad—it was cute. She just let me go on for a minute, then gently advised that I find another song to sing.

I didn’t know […]

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Dashes 101

On February 9, 2010 By

I’ve written different variations of this article at least four times over the last ten years. (With luck, I won’t lose this one, too.) For those who may be confused, I offer a quick note on dashes.

There are two basic dashes—the em dash and the en dash:

em dash (—) its name derived from […]

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The Funeral Photographer

On February 8, 2010 By

This is not a service I recall having seen advertised. Still, I felt compelled to assume the position yesterday at my brother-in-law’s memorial service.

There are obvious reasons why no one would want their picture taken at a funeral:

it’s something they’d rather forget their makeup is running and they look like a train wreck […]

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Search Limits

On February 1, 2010 By

I was trying to think of a Google query I could make that wouldn’t result in porn:

“the holy bible king james version”

As funny and ironic as BiblePorn™ is, this exercise is disheartening on a few different levels:

a) Level of ease.

When I was a kid, I had to actually go outside and […]

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