Year: 2013
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: while you slept, calamity struck :
Blogdramedy was the scene of an early morning tragedy today. An intruder, armed with an internet connection, crashed onto the weblog and murdered the English language. Mowed it down in cold blood — authorities will need dental records to identify the horribly gruesome remains. Modifiers were left dangling, infinitives were dismembered, split in twos and…
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: reminder or severed hand? you decide :
Remember that sappy song from The Sound of Music? Yes, you do, I’ll sing a few bars, ‘raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens …’ Those are Julie Andrews favorite things — or possibly Maria von Trapp’s. Either way, it’s a curious list. C’mon, kettles are the best…
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: helen keller could’ve seen this coming :
Anyone could. Fall isn’t exactly sneaky. The clues are everywhere: it’s colder and darker and, oy, the damn leaf blowers never stop. (While we’re on the subject, why does every leaf blower sound like the Tilt-A-Whirl?) Autumn comes tripping along about this time every year, like clockwork. You can set your calendar by it.* So,…
the whirly girl 