Some readers may recall an earlier post of mine, Gender Benders, which described a couple of occasions when I encountered kids whose gender I couldn’t quite figure out. The piece went on to ruminate on the question: does gender really matter? Today I came across another situation, with a side of joy to it!
Author: Ellie
How This Babyboomer Realized It’s Time to Get New Glasses
So I’m catching up on the Free Press, one of my favourite small newspapers here in West-end Montreal.
I like it for its lists of community events along with stories on interesting people and places – and a smattering of local news. Anyway, a page full of real-estate ads caught my eye, with photos of beautiful interiors and exteriors I can never afford. I say I can’t afford them because they all seem to be in areas known to be very expensive. I’m scanning these ads, and…
Friday Follies #11 – Three mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Hi fellow grammarphiles! Today the Grammar Cop has found two criminal newspaper ads, and one blooper from CNN.com. Wring your hands along with me…
What’s Wrong With Me! The Final Episode.
Grade Four – or, How I Learned to Start Worrying and Fear School
Oh sure, the photo looks innocent enough. But I can tell you this. My teacher that year – who shall remain nameless (to spare any progeny she may have had… although I doubt she had any; she would have scared off any would-be suitors) – Miss X, made my life a living hell. I used to come home crying. Here’s the thing, though. I can’t for the life of me remember any details of her cruelty. I must’ve buried the memories. <shiver>
What’s Wrong With Me! Episode Five – Saved by the Net
The porcupines were burrowing under my skin again. At least, that’s what it felt like at 2 a.m. on September 10, 1997… and September 11… and September 12… and… well, you get the picture. It wasn’t a pretty one. Especially when I didn’t know what the heck was wrong with me, so you can add fear of the unknown to it all, which of course made the discomfort worse.
Friday Follies (two days late – sorreee!) #10 – Three mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Okay, now that I’ve finally got my birthday stuff out of the way, the Grammar Cop can buckle down and go “ew” over this week’s boo-boos.
Time Goes – the song!
Back on September 23, I posted the lyrics to a song I had written many years ago (circa 1986). Now here is the song itself, which I just had digitized.
7 Things I’ve learned not to do in 70 years
Some tough life lessons… 😉
What’s Wrong With Me! Episode Four: Hell and Back…
When Episode Three ended, a slew of strange symptoms were beginning to hold me hostage. That’s actually a pretty fair metaphor, since by the end of the siege I couldn’t go outside – not even on the balcony.
Stick around, it gets worse. I mean funnier. It gets funnier!
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 