As I’m writing this, my handyman is cleaning and organizing my garage. Or I should say he was because he just came to say he’s finished. And the garage looks great. He sorted everything by purpose and frequency of use. I would have had a very hard time getting this job completed so quickly. Not […]
Month: July 2015
Third Wednesday: Inoperative vs. Inoperable
I know the author of the following sentence meant to create empathy for her character. Instead, I laughed as I imagined the plots of a dozen sci-fi stories inspired by one misused word. “Belinda sobbed in Matthew’s arms as she revealed she had an inoperative brain tumor.” Inoperative – not working; not functioning; without […]
Declare Your Independence
Hooray! I’ve finally declared my independence from the high-priced internet provider that continually throttled down my access speed to less than 100kbps and then sent me notices that I was exceeding my monthly allocation of bandwidth. I worried I wouldn’t find any other high-speed service in this rural area, so for longer than I should […]