Archives for July 2012

Announcement!

This blog is on official hiatus for the next 32 days as I bounce around 4-5 countries and 10-15 U.S. states. Thanks to everyone who reads, and especially to everyone who subscribes. I will be back at it, every Mon-Fri,… continue reading »

You Aren’t Getting It

  “18. Use figures of speech sparingly. The simile is a common device and a useful one, but similes coming in rapid fire, one right on top of another, are more distracting than illuminating. Readers need time to catch their… continue reading »

Photo Saturday

Midsummer is here. We’re just getting where we’re going, or going where we may.

Layer Cake

  This post is an attempt to intellectually recover the twenty minutes I just lost. “Rule 2  That introduces essential clauses while which introduces nonessential clauses.” -www.grammarbook.com  Sounds good. So what is an “essential clause”? “An essential clause is a… continue reading »

Photo Weekend-day

When life gives you lemons, light a bunch of candles. Here’s to a better week.

Patriotic link dump

A couple of things I’ve written lately: Honest Cooking – “Wine Popsicles, Four Ways” Examiner.com – “In a summer heat wave, don’t let your wine cook”

Ironic Blog Post

  “It’s doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction.” -Jonathan Franzen Good anything. To the millennials Franzen may be the angry old coot across the road whose house always looks better covered in… continue reading »