Don’t jump in the puddle. Stay close. It’s not just the cars. There are lots of people here. Stay in front of me. I don’t want to lose you. Where’s your monkey? Do up your jacket. Walking around Monterey recently, on the recreation trail to Lovers Point and […]
You’ve heard of the glitterati (rich and famous people who walk on red carpets), and you’ve heard of the Illuminati (mysterious secret society people who think they know something we don’t). Then there are the literati (well-educated types who read books), but, have you heard of the litterati, […]
Try explaining why using “had had” or “that that” can be grammatically correct. For examples: “The woman had had a bad day,” and “I can see that that bothers you.” Go ahead. I’ll wait. This week I tried to explain this to my English as a Foreign Language […]
Recently, I went to my second rally in less than two months. I’m becoming a latter-day rebel. For most of my life I have kept my rebellion limited to my choices of reading and the occasional friendly disagreement. Now I have the time and opportunity to take time […]
The mailroom at my condo was broken into last month for the third time. I decided that I no longer trusted my mail to its crowbar-compliant aluminum, and I opened a Post Office box downtown instead. I arranged for my mail to be forwarded there for three months, […]
The British House of Lords is overcrowded. It’s true! All those hoity-toity people are tripping over each other and fighting for chairs. I picture them in their wigs and gowns playing that children’s game, musical chairs, where the adults repeatedly remove chairs to make the kids fight for the […]
I saw a man’s suit the other day that was made up entirely of the logos for the Golden State Warriors basketball team. It is strangely reminiscent of the David S. Pumpkins suit from a Saturday Night Live skit, and is possibly the ugliest suit I have ever seen. […]
I am a snowbird who travels south for the winter. When I get there I have a bird of paradise plant on my patio.
