I remember reading an article a number of years ago by Jenny Crusie. She advocated for writers to give up their goal to be published, and compared it to the pre-feminism era when a woman’s goal was to be married. Both are totally out of your hands. You’ve no control over whether you succeed or…
Writing
Books worth reading are worth re-reading
I recently stumbled across a post from 2007 where the author stated the worst crime over summer was for someone to say they re-read a book. What the…? Apparently, to re-read is to admit to being “arrogant, narrow-minded or dim”. Wow, I guess I must be all three. I love to re-read. To slip into…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
TXTSPK isn’t English
Technology has changed English. I have to confess, the onslaught of technology and the intrusion it has made into our language irks me. I have no problem with technology per se (I use it myself) but the abbreviations that go with it bug me. B4 U ST8 UR CASE 4 TXTSPK, IMHO IT RLY MAKES…
Lenovo keyboard designers obviously can’t type!
A month or so ago I bought a new laptop. My old one lasted just shy of 8 years (now handed down to Jeckle for homework). It never occurred to me that something I should check when I bought my new laptop was the position of the SHIFT key. I can touch type. I type…