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August 14, 2006 05:28 PM EDT -- The following is from a column by Robyn Blumner in the St. Petersburg Times yesterday.  "Thanks to President Bush and his plan to Christianize the nation's provision of social . . . more
August 18, 2006 03:56 PM EDT -- (this was first published in March, the day after the Acadamy Awards)   but I have to say what must be said.... I've been trying for years to be politically correct about certain things, but . . . more
Under God
by Elyse S.
views: 43 | rating: 8 | comments: 21
November 18, 2006 03:54 PM EST -- Well, the whole "under god" in the pledge thing  has been  debated for quite some time,  but it still bubbles up occasionally...recently for me. As we know, "under god" . . . more
Pretty Good Goods Ad
by Howard M.
views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
November 25, 2006 09:12 PM EST -- Has anyone noticed the 'Pretty Good Goods' ad that features a quote from Garrison Keillor's book, Nothing you do for children is...?  more
November 29, 2006 04:59 AM EST -- The focus of this article is the semicolon, but it is impossible to have an intelligent discussion of this punctuation mark without some understanding of the other punctuations that can be used to separate . . . more
6 billion miracles is enough
by Elyse S.
views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
September 28, 2006 08:53 PM EDT -- We live in a fishbowl. Essentially swimming around in our own excrements, however, other things that live in that fish bowl with us clean up after us and let us reuse everything, free of charge. The ecosystem . . . more
Extraterrestrials
by Justin W.
views: 12 | rating: 5.5 | comments: 5
May 08, 2007 05:18 PM EDT -- Have you wondered what would happen if aliens arrived in full view on earth. I've always hoped that they would be benign and willing to help us. I also hope that they would be godless, whether formerly . . . more
September 03, 2006 06:25 PM EDT -- This came to me via the UK, from an online friend who is more intelligently aware of what's going on here than most Americans.  I'm sure all you NPR listeners have heard it, but for those . . . more
none was/were
by Howard M.
views: 245 | rating: 10 | comments: 18
January 10, 2007 06:57 AM EST --    I shall return from the moribund with a brief note on word usage, if only to prove that I still live. For whatever reason, I have been asked three times in the last few weeks whether the . . . more
Depression, What is It?
by Howard M.
views: 70 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 27
February 10, 2007 05:35 AM EST --   Depression is endemic in the United States. But what does that statement, albeit true, actually mean? What is depression? How do we know that someone is depressed? How do we measure this condition . . . more
November 27, 2006 04:20 AM EST --   Last week, I wrote two articles summarizing the use of the comma in non technical writing. These articles excited a few comments buried in a tidal wave of apathy. I had planned to continue the . . . more
Prejudice
by Howard M.
views: 18 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
December 15, 2006 09:47 PM EST -- Prejudice   Etymology: Origin is Latin that came to English from the Old French. Praei = pre; dicium = judgment; literally, prejudgment.   Definition: Drawing a conclusion without adequate . . . more
December 01, 2006 05:37 AM EST -- Hyphen, minus sign, n dash, m dash?? These are all horizontal lines, at mid letter height; all are used in writing, and, aside from general morphology, they bear little relation to each other. Hyphens . . . more
February 12, 2007 06:55 AM EST -- The first part of this article comprised definitions and a little epidemiology, pretty much factual and inarguable. It was easy to write. This part is hard. The facts are not as solid or well defined. . . . more
There is no hope
by Howard M.
views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
December 15, 2006 03:54 AM EST --   This is an actual letter that I am sending to a life insurance company to which I recently applied for a policy. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. This is another of my series . . . more
October 18, 2006 10:16 PM EDT -- Across the world, religion is at the root of violent confrontations. Here at home, religious dogma threatens vital stem-cell research and the teaching of evolution in schools. A new wave of atheists — . . . more
Aahh, children, children
by Howard M.
views: 19 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
December 06, 2006 02:49 AM EST -- I had really intended to do something useful tonight, such as work on my current book. Before I turned to serious pursuits, however, I had the passing thought that I should check in on gather, leave a . . . more
October 22, 2006 06:43 PM EDT -- A company headed by President Bush's brother and partly owned by his parents is benefiting from Republican connections and federal dollars targeted for economically disadvantaged students under the . . . more
January 06, 2007 01:16 PM EST --   Wife accuses husband of charging gifts for his girlfriend on their credit card.  Judge scans bill and says,  “Yes, here’s one for hosiery.” Response from husband: . . . more
January 04, 2007 05:48 PM EST -- Indignant wife to soon-to-be-ex-husband:    “You’re the one who’s always thinking about money, and you call me maternalistic!  more
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