“We could argue about what constitutes the creepiest line in pop music, but for me it’s early Beatles- John Lennon, actually- singing ‘I’d rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man.” -Stephen King You know what I love best sometimes? Flipping on an oldies station and letting the sweet, sweet soundsContinueContinue reading “Retro Pop & Me: A Love/Hate Relationship”
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5 Words That Aren’t Words (But Should Be)
According to Google, the 2nd Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary contains entries for 171,476 different words in current use. Add to that number 41,156 words categorized as “obsolete”, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 9,500 derivative sub-entries. My first point is this: That’s a lot of words. And my second point is this: It’sContinueContinue reading “5 Words That Aren’t Words (But Should Be)”
10 Fantabulous Fairy Tale Adaptations
“I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough toContinueContinue reading “10 Fantabulous Fairy Tale Adaptations”
Words And More Words
I haven’t been able to get a post together to save my life these past few weeks. Half a dozen fragments of ’em are littering my hard drive, but (for whatever reason) it’s been a struggle to put anything together in a whole and cohesive manner. The content that follows isn’t much better, but it’sContinueContinue reading “Words And More Words”
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