I once sold a cartoon to a magazine for $20. In a vain attempt to regain what amounted to a $120/hr job, I write down cartoon ideas regularly. Here was my latest, but so far I had thought it too cheeky to do anything with: Ha ha! Well, if you steal this idea, don't...
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They Is Okay
I don't have the wherewithal at the moment to do a diachronic* linguistic usage survey of the word "they." (Or rather, like most bloggers, I lack the willingness to let such a survey delay rushing this blog into, eh, print.) But I am qualified to do a synchronic*...
Words of Wisdom on the Blogosphere from One of its Doyens
iMonk shares some trenchant blogosphere insight, well worth a read for bloggers and those who love them. A "Blogging Philosofesto" is percolating, fermenting, and languishing in my own queue at this moment.
Literal Exegetical Announcement
To echo the words of Matthew 1:18, Μy wife "has been found in stomach having" (εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς). Just yesterday we saw our baby for the first time. We witnessed an on-screen dance sponsored by General Electric, and we were both amazed how...
Logos Survey
Logos' revamped survey is asking users if they have Kindles. That can only mean that they're thinking of opening up a way for Logos content to be used on portable reading devices, something I've been pestering Phil Gons about for a while! Despite respected naysayers,...
Pogue on Religion
Ever since I read this line a few weeks ago from my favorite tech reviewer, David Pogue, it has struck me as the solution to the Mac vs. PC debate: There are two kinds of people: those who value elegance, simplicity and beauty, and those who don’t. You’ll never...
Usage Determines Meaning—Ad Nauseam
Usage, ah, Usage... What a fickle goddess! No hobgoblin of little minds are you! At the end of blog posts for the last few years (notably those of JT), bloggers have been including "Hat Tips," little acknowledgments to other bloggers who have supplied the author with...
Solid oak table, 6 chairs, and buffet – $700 (Craigslist Greenville)
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:49 AM, wilson brain wrote: Hi there, Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant purchase, so please and please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist, i dont mind adding an extra $50.00 for you to take the advert down...
Peruse This Discussion if You Like
Faithful readers, accept my heartfelt thanks for your interaction. I really do appreciate it. I'm actually glad my blog is not popular enough to attract nasty commenters! For those who didn't participate in the "peruse" discussion, check out how the discussion fared...
Standing Without iPology
Tim Challies is on board with Apple now, and he "iPologizes" for his rejection of Macs in the past. No apologies here. I haven't been arrogant about Macs, just truthful. On the other hand, I must admit that I am tiring somewhat of having to run my most important...
14º
I write today to commemorate the cold outside today in Greenville. 14º when I walked to work. I could barely read J. P. Louw's article on NT lexicography in this book, the air was blasting me so forcefully. It is too cold for sentient life. I did see some freshmen...
My Wedding Vows
Originally my thinking about wedding vows ran like this: The Bible doesn't require a church wedding; it's more the best of my cultural tradition that I'm honoring when I don a tux and Laura a white gown. That cultural tradition is primarily English, as are the vows...