Turning Out the Lights February 13th, 2007 @ 9:36 pm PDT
Generally I am sitting at my desk by five-thirty in the morning. I am always completely startled by the alarm at 4:45, as if it’s the first time I’ve ever had to get out of bed. “What the hell?!” I think, although I’ve been waking up at quarter to five since I graduated from college. […]
Grammar Matters (Again) January 17th, 2007 @ 6:06 am PDT
Last night I writhed in agony while watching the 11 o’clock news. The local NBC affiliate was running a story about the Sacramento disc jockeys that were fired recently. (The radio personalities had sponsored a contest which led to the death of a woman.) Behind the anchorman the screen displayed DJ’s Fired. I’m sure that […]
Grammar Matters February 27th, 2003 @ 5:49 pm PDT
The “plural apostrophe” (e.g. no dog’s allowed, sofa’s for sale, UGH) is running rampant these days, and it’s not just my imagination. It’s so wrong that I can’t even begin to fathom how anyone could make such a mistake. I hate it when people dismiss it with, “Oh, not everyone’s a grammar freak.” Grammar? You […]
AT&T Wireless Service in Los Angeles January 23rd, 2002 @ 7:39 am PDT
In which I am upset about wireless service in LA
