"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
Boy, I remember how upset my parents were when I told them I was marrying an Italian girl. “How can you turn your back on your own species?” they cried. But I was blinded by love and wouldn’t listen. Oh, we suffered for our love. Society turned its back on us. Restaurants wouldn’t serve us. […]
June 20: first noticed that a hummingbird had built a nest under our patio June 30: first looked inside the nest and realized she was sitting on two eggs July 5: chicks hatched around noon July 6: started posting hummercam photos to Flickr Yeah, my server guy has been nudging me about all the big […]
So I’m down at the corner coffee shop this morning, and I see this guy outside the Safeway next door: His name is Don and he’s the inventor. He told me the fan pushes him along at 25mph on flat ground. He’s in the process of securing his patents and is just starting to market […]