Author's posts
Jan 02
Hardware Store
When I was laid off in the last recession I would pick up my daughter and my friend’s son from preschool. My friend isn’t know for his mechanical expertise–he’s an amazing musician, but you do not want him working on your car. Or water heater. Or, well, anything that requires tools, which was good as …
Dec 31
Quotable: Pat Carroll
Pat Carroll, describing her attitude toward her characterization of Ursula in The Little Mermaid: “I (saw Ursula as this) ex-Shakespearean actress who now sold cars.” via Jim Hill Media
Dec 27
Quotable: Wayne Grudem
“Everything that looks different than the fires of hell is the result of common grace.”
Dec 22
Profound
I had never heard this word used as a verb until recently. I was in a small group discussing Facebook. Most of us mentioned that we tended to read posts from people who posted very little. One woman, whom I admire, said she skips posts where the same user is just reposting all of the …
Dec 20
5 Years
As of the 5th of this month I have now been blogging for five years. It’s way longer than I expected. I started this thing after my TV went out and I was no longer able to play Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, and boredom really does breed creativity (I’m even thinking of throttling the house’s Netflix and …
Dec 19
miskeymunication
Customer: My letters are typing numbers. Me: Press the F-Lock key. Customer: Where is it? Me: It’s up on the top row with the Fn key Customer: There’s a whole lotta f-in keys!
Dec 17
Overheard: 28 yr old mother of two girls
“Each one of you are grounded for just looking like an [redacted].”
Dec 02
hemiasinate
v., HEM-ee-ASS-uh-NATE, to do something poorly or shoddily as a result of a lack of care or effort. I created this word to replace another word. You probably know the word I mean. The etymology of hemiasinate is meant to be a literal translation of that word, from the root words hemi, meaning half, and asinus, from the Latin …
