It has been a while since we have considered the motivational verse found on postcards of yore. Why should we bother to look again? I don’t know whether that’s any of yore business. I wish I had talked an acquaintance of mine, who had read every motivational classic of the last century, toContinue reading “Is Advice in Verse Adverse?”
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Phraseology Quiz
As I have been learning (and hope I have communicated) old postcards can be a great peek into how our ancestors talked. The slang of the day, plus whatever pop culture was up to, was grist for the mill of the cartoonists. They weren’t trying to preserve current speech for the future; they justContinue reading “Phraseology Quiz”
Panting for Phraseology
When I went picking postcards out of inventory for our last thrilling adventure in language and postcards (“Watch Your Phraseology”) I held back a couple when the article seemed to b running long. (See? I do think of the audience once in a while. Beyond wondering why you don’t buy my postcards, I mean.)Continue reading “Panting for Phraseology”
Gruff Times at the River
“Who’s that trip-trapping across my bridge?” “Trip-trapping? Would you call it trip-trapping? Ever since I started watching dance videos on YouTube, I kind of think of myself as mostly boot-scooting.” “Listen, I….” “If you want someone who trip-traps over bridges, you want my older brother. He’s had more classic dance trainingContinue reading “Gruff Times at the River”
watch Your Phraseology
There are numerous roadblocks to my intended series: “Is This Still Funny?” wherein I would look over the work of the stand-up comics of my boy days and figure out whether their work stands up. One is that a certain amount of comedy carries an expiration date. Jokes about Warren G. Harding, for example,Continue reading “watch Your Phraseology”
Di Decides
Diane was born at a different time and a different place. About the time she was photographed with a book, she was thinking how weird it was that she and her best friend were not allowed to drink from the same drinking fountain in the park, or use the same restroom. When she grewContinue reading “Di Decides”
MIDWEEK FICTION: Chronoleap
“Greetings, Human of 2026.” “Hi. This is, um, 2025, by the way.” “This does not matter for our purposes. I seek the one you call Liz Vrbcka.” “That’s the second office on your left when you go out this door.” “I must kill her so her unborn daughter does notContinue reading “MIDWEEK FICTION: Chronoleap”
Booklet Classics
So before we had Interwebs to do this sort of thing more cheaply, publishers would release pocket-sized little volumes with brief essays or stories suitable for giving or carrying around in a pocket or purse. It was the equivalent of the 45 RPM single of our record days, as opposed to a LP, orContinue reading “Booklet Classics”
Doggy Domiciles
It is hardy the job of this blog to critique architecture, but I a as ready and equipped to give advice on the matter as anybody else who dispenses information on the Interwebs. So today we will consider some of the principles in constructing a useful dachshund domicile, collie cottage and other dog housesContinue reading “Doggy Domiciles”
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days
So maybe you’re not the sort of person who notices this, but it has been rather warm lately. Or maybe you’re one of those people who enjoys the warmth that allows you to broil steaks on the hoods of the cars in the parking lot. But comedy is not made from people who areContinue reading “Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days”
Blogsy Babbles 