Year: 2012
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: what’s a punctuation snob? :
Well, that’s me. And I make no apologies for it. In case you haven’t noticed, the world of punctuation has gone rogue. It’s no longer governed by rules or tradition or even common sense. No, the terrain of the written word has taken on the character of the Wild West — anything goes. It’s a…
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: life is better with a pint of vermont’s finest :
Here it is October, temperatures are in the low 50s, and I’m doing a post on ice cream. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, the Vanilla Caramel Fudge variety. Compared to flavors like Chubby Hubby and Cherry Garcia and Phish Food, Vanilla Caramel Fudge sounds pretty tame, doesn’t it? Uninspired, even. Yeah, maybe it is. But…
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: gotcha :
0Doors are everywhere, aren’t they? Cars have them, refrigerators have them, space shuttles and igloos and jail cells have them. The world is fairly teeming with doors, they serve a pretty useful purpose every day. If you don’t believe me, just ask yourself this: where would opportunity knock if there were no doors? Yeah, see?…
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: holiday + hurricane = a holicane :
Happy Holicane, everyone! What should we do to celebrate? Put on our pointy party hats? Blow noisemakers? I know, let’s all stand on the porch and wave. Let’s say hello to the remnants of Hurricane Isaac and goodbye to the glorious days of summer. We knew the good-bye was coming; we knew summer wouldn’t last…
the whirly girl 