With all due respect to my friend Joe, who’s sister I love, and who has Down’s Syndrome… I was looking through the articles on reserve for a class I’m taking, and the title of one of the articles made me look up this word in my favorite (mega) dictionary: Quick definitions (rhetorician) noun: a person … Read more
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK: Innovative Preliminary Proliferation Cinnamon THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK: Specificity Anti-constitutionalistically Passive-aggressive disorder Transubstantiate THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK: Thanks, but I don’t want to have sex. Nope, no more booze for me. Sorry, but you’re not really my … Read more
We got up at about 9:30, and I made a breakfast of eggs and toast. We read “the morning paper,” while enjoying breakfast. The morning paper is in quotation marks, because what it really means is that we sat across from each other at the kitchen table, with back-to-back laptops reading wral.com, and the N&O … Read more
So, of course, I’ve seen the plethora of online news items about Anna Nicole Smith, in which the word pneumatic is often included, in the context of “the pneumatic blonde.” And of course I’ve heard this word before, but I tend to associate it with the word pneumonia, which doesn’t seem to be working in … Read more
I worked from home today. I took a late lunch, during which I met with Myra and Mark for a “Center for Excellence in Curricular Engagement Web Site Brainstorming Session.” We brainstormed about the “rhetorical purposes” of the web site and the general organization of it. Then, we prioritized the items in terms of what we … Read more
Sometimes real life gets in the way… Oh, You Were Planning a Non-Virtual Relationship? Guy #1: That girl at the party, Kyra—she was hot. Guy #2: I thought so, too, but then I saw her MySpace photos, and she didn’t look that good. I’ll send you a link to them. Guy #1: Uh… Dude, I … Read more
The brilliant life of Anthony Castro By LZ Granderson […] I never had the pleasure of meeting Anthony, but when I read about his story, tears filled my eyes — in large part because he died so young, but also because he lived so courageously. You see, Michael Anthony Castro, the three-sport star athlete and … Read more
I had this e-mail from Sarah this morning: Just a quick note to let you know that your email made my morning. As I am slogging through emails, yours was a lovely way to start my work day. I had an über-productive day, considering I didn’t “work” today. I got a lot of STC to-do … Read more
At 8:48, I tumbled outta bed, stumbled to the kitchen, poured myself a cup of ambition, and generally yawned and stretched and just tried to come to life. How original. I worked from home today, and had an interesting instant message chat with Mary Mahoney in Austin; I like her. Later in the day, I … Read more
I forgot to mention a couple of things that I wanted to capture from yesterday, but that entry was long enough anyway. I know, “Aren’t they all?” But you digress… The first thing was with regards to being an editor for a living and how it makes me crazy some times. I just can’t stop … Read more