I don’t drink Jagermeister anymore, mostly because nothing good ever happened to me when I was drinking Jagermeister. And also because I’m not 20 years old. But I saw a…
Again with something I didn't know. In fact, I'm starting to think that the list of things I don't know is getting longer. Anyway, I'm reading about the NSA wanting…
Yes, well, that's where I am with this post by Kory Stamper, whose blog I found today somehow. I know you're surprised that I would ever be angry about anything,…
But only if we can leverage our core competencies! It's been a long time, everyone. Have you missed me? Of course you have. I've been away for the past few…
Add to the list of things I didn't know: POSSLQ. What a great thing I learned today in the New York Times article about what to call those of us…
I've encountered my share of know-it-alls and fussbudgets in the editing (and writing) world, many of whom probably really believe they are doing God's work and making the world a…
The sign on the breakroom bulletin board read: "FREE" To a good home. "GERBILS" This menaced me for a long time. "Gerbils"? Was that code for something I wasn't familiar…
I got to see Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" recently, and it was a dazzling film. Daniel Day-Lewis, of course, was incredible, but he had a great script to work with. Screenwriter…
I have taken (and given) many, many editing tests in my life, and one thing has become very clear to me: I will never be able to spell poinsettia. It…
In the past week or so, I've watched two episodes of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." It makes me ashamed a little, but it's not like I planned to…