DOTHETESTI got the count right but missed the point of the thing – watch it and you'll see what I mean.(via Reddit)
I did a blog survey last year which was very informative about who's reading my blog, how they get here and how often they visit, what they like once they get here and what they'd like to see more of. For that reason, I've decided to repeat the survey again this year. I thank-you in […]
God, I loved these books as a kid!
Continuing yesterday's trend of posting items long after their “best before” date, here's a press release from the Canadian Library Association summarizing their second annual survey of challenges to materials in Canadian libraries.Oliver Twist, The Golden Compass and Rolling Stone magazine were among the library materials challenged by Canadian library users in 2007, according to […]
Did you know that March 4 is apparently National Grammar Day? Neither did I which is why this post is coming on March 9.In honour of this obscure but auspicious occasion, here's a list of the Top Ten Grammar Myths.10. A run-on sentence is a really long sentence. 9. You shouldn't start a sentence with […]
It threw me a bit to be typing a random list of common English words rather than the more usual sentences and paragraphs but I did okay on this site's typing test – one of many available online. When I've done other typing tests, both online and in the real world, I get anywhere from […]
Here's a recent clip of Pace…
I've been reading a lot about the race for the Democratic nomination in the US between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. This article from the New York Times caught my eye for doing a particularly good job of capturing the essence of the differences between their campaigns – Clinton, a baby boomer, is part of […]
Hard to believe it's been five years…where does the time go?
(via Ceci N'est Pas Un Blog – Emily wasn't sure how she felt about getting that same “high school” rating for her blog. I'm just happy I didn't get “remedial junior high” )
