Nod and Smile

Events past and quite recent have gotten me thinking about logic. I’m not talking about funky symbols and math proof kind of logic. I’m talking about logic and argumentation that people use when they talk and write. And what I’ve been thinking about it is this: people have forgotten how to use logic, […]

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I wrote this song for everybody who is mad at somebody about their blessings.
Mostly for family, you know, cause that…that thing does happen.
So cousin so-and-so whoever you are out there: Heh heh.
–Jill Scott, on VH1 Soul

Yes, Jill, that thing does happen. And in my case, mostly with family (but not my cousins). Thank […]

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Holy crap, I’ve been tagged twice to do a “weird things about me” meme.
You kids with your fancy new words and terminology. I had to look up what a meme was before I could even start to contribute to one. And I guess I also needed to learn what that “incoming links” list […]

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From the UMass Linguistics group on Facebook:
“So, epenthesis means sticking things in… yeah, go ahead and write that down, sticking things where they’re not supposed to be.
… I have tenure.”

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My hairdresser just turned me on to the term Trustafarian. Of the definitions listed on Urban Dictionary, this one is my favorite, if only for the part where it is used in a sentence:
A rich young white person, from a mansion house in the shires, usually with trust funds from mummy and daddy yet […]

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