Archive for January, 2010

More Word Fun

Monday, January 11th, 2010 Posted in Wordtasm | 1 Comment »

So, I'm a big fan of Michael Quinion's World Wide Words (see http://www.worldwidewords.org/maillist/index.htm to subscribe).  His recent edition covers the American Dialect Society's vote on the words of the decade ... Read more..

Newspaper Funnies for the Day

Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Funnies, Newsflash | No Comments »

I found this one on Jezebel.  Painfully obvious newspaper headlines.  And I should note that my DS has a t-shirt with Death: The Nations #1 Killer on it.  It always ... Read more..

The British BookShredder…. Sad, but true

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The dailymail has an article on last year's biblio-shreddus annuas, 77 million books pulped out. 77 million. Please note that the population of the UK is ... Read more..

Kathleen Ellen Givens

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in Cool People | 2 Comments »

Right after Thanksgiving, I had just started blogging over at the WhineSisters, a group of lively, lovely ladies who have been friends and partners in crime for many years. But ... Read more..