Entries from August 2008

August 5, 2008

the Oxford Comma

On a short side note, I will beg the question: do you use the Oxford Comma?
And if you do, do you recognize it as such? Lots of people use it and have no idea that you can not use it.
Also, check this out! It’s a song called Oxford Comma. How delightful!

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August 5, 2008

cultural exhaustion

North Americans work too damned hard.
It’s true, they do.
And they do too bleedin’ much, too.
When, exactly, was the 11th Commandment – Thou shalt work thyself into an early grave – written?
Recently, I took on the task of acquiring a second job to help fund a trip abroad so that I might see and experience a [...]