Just As I Thought

Yes, I know I could survive ju…

May 29, 2009

Yes, I know I could survive just fine without this Friday morning chocolate donut. If you call that survival.

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Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The  [more...]

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The Style Invitational: Week CLXII

Report from Week CLXII, in which entrants were asked to summarize a highly complex issue in words of one syllable: Fourth Runner-Up God told us, “Thou shalt not kill.” We say sure, but it’s fine to  [more...]

March 30, 2003
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Every Sunday, I religiously read The Style Invitational in The Washington Post. Today: the results of a contest in which entrants were asked to combine two words that overlap by two letters or more. A couple of my  [more...]

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