Presenting: a few “oopsies” caught by the Grammar Cop lately. Are you guilty of any of these?
Humour
Greece: Episode Two – I knocked harder.
Turns out that knocking harder on a (thin) glass patio door isn’t such a good idea.
Friday Follies (belated) #15 – Some mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
The Grammar Cop has returned fresh from the trenches of the media’s dictionary wars. I can tell you this – confusion runs rampant.
A Trick of Time?
Something funny happened this morning.
Meanwhile, back in Greece…
So “we” went to Greece in 1971 to make a movie. This was waaaaaay back when I was still married. The movie didn’t get finished due to a series of events which I cannot go into now, because:
I’ll Do the Can-Can Until I Can’t Can’t!
My ‘get up and go’ hasn’t got up and went yet.
I’m 70 years old. I have trouble believing this.
Union Blues
This little piece was previously published in the Montreal Gazette, February 19, 2001, under the title “By the cool pool I landed in hot water.”
Bell Telephone Assistance??
So what do you do when you start receiving bills with a zero balance, for a phone number you’ve never had, in a mode you haven’t used for years (print vs. online)? A bill that looks exactly like this:
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…
7 Things I’ve learned not to do in 70 years
Some tough life lessons… 😉
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 