wandering wordsmith

I have a new favorite TV show: “How It’s Made” on Discovery. Crayons. Shoes. Kayaks. Lawn mowers. Shovels. Skis. Awesome!
Hey, somebody leave a comment so’s I know it’ll work, eh?

Yesterday, I noted on the news that some @$$ho!e has been arrested and charged with enough spamming to apparently incarcerate him for the rest of his life. Well, actually, two, I guess. (See here and here.) Of course, one of them had to be from around here.
Anyway, that made me wonder how the spam situation […]

Went to see Pirates III today. It was worth seeing, but there were some significant problems. Among them, that
—they lost their way. The largest part of the charm in I was the quirky characters and the witty writing. P II had less of that and more CG/action/special effects. This one has even less. Some of […]

You guys remember how we used to eat oatmeal for dinner sometimes, when I was just too tired to cook anything? Well, guess what I had for dinner?
When I went out to the clinic for my bone-density test today (I passed—I have bones), they were having a book sale / fundraiser. I tried really hard […]

Ho-lee cow. Too much going on, too much, too much. I need to get out and kill off the carpenter ants, but can’t get to it because there are too many other things that Have to Be Done Right Now!
However, I was very pleased with myself for getting my three new bookcases attached to the […]