Libraries are fascinating places. You can get a Master’s Degree by checking out books from the public library. You can check out items like telescopes and cameras and tablets. You can use the printers, 3D printers, copy machines, and computers. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the library might have a fish tank. You can stare at …
Category Archives: writing
Awkward Constructions
One of the craziest ways people try to show off their wisdom is by creating a phrase that contains two ideas with the second idea being only a reversal of the first. Here’s an example: “It’s not your eye that hurts, it’s your hurt you’re eyeing.” This is not a terrible sentence. It’s an awkward, …
Before It Was X
It’s rough on a mind to be the example of peace. People are so confused, and confusing. Everyone wants peace, but a few of them think they have to fight you to get it. If I was interviewing an accountant, I would ask to see their credit card balance, and if it was anything other …
When Twitter Turned To X
Why do construction crews wait ‘til everyone’s asleep to start digging up Mother Earth? It’s no coincidence that gravy and gravity are almost the same word. Learned something difficult to believe today. Joe Pesci (the guy from Home Alone, Goodfellas) once played music with Jimi Hendrix. What?! Gave my kid a haircut today. Asked him …
Fit To Fly
Who should, and who should not, fly a flying car? For more on flying, check out Flying Dream, the new novel.
