TransylvanianDutch

Pet Peeve #284

John — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:43:32 +0000

“When she went back on her word, I was literally beside myself with anger,” Becky said.
“So, like David Banner turns into The Hulk when he gets angry, when you get angry you clone yourself into dupes?” Tom asked.
“Hunh?”
“You said you were literally beside yourself.”
“It’s a metaphor.”
“No. ‘Beside yourself,’ is the metaphor. You added ‘literally’ to it, which means, you’re no longer using it as a metaphor.”
“It can also be used for emphasis.”
“If ‘literally’ is used to emphasize the non-literal, how will we know when ‘literally’ literally means ‘literally?”
“I’m confused.”
“Literally?”

Basic Love Poem

John — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:44:55 +0000

Here’s a basic love poem.

Boojums

John — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:14:35 +0000

What I tell you three times is true.

Happy Independence Day

John — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:03:25 +0000

to any Canadians who happen to be reading this blog.

I have several Canadian ancestors, though the ancestors of these ancestors were pre-Americans who backed the wrong side in a certain war, the anniversary of which occurs in a few days.

Anyone who has an interest in reading a complete listing of all my known ancestors who immigrated to America - when and from where they came - should read this post on my genealogy blog.

Spelling with Flickr

John — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:34:20 +0000

spell your own words

Sharp Teeth

John — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:19:59 +0000

This week’s Unshelved Book Club has hooked me. “A novel in verse about werewolves.” I need to check this out.

RSS Comics

John — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:43:28 +0000

I’ve added to my blogroll on the left a list of comics I read in my feed reader

* Indexed
* My Life in a Cube
* Penny Arcade
* Questionable Content
* This Modern World
* Unshelved
* Wondermark
* XKCD

Any recommendations for other comics with available feeds I might enjoy reading? I’m particularly interested in those comics that don’t appear in newspapers, though I realize This Modern World does.

Modern Pocket Protector

John — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:36:22 +0000

Over food tonight a group of writers were discussing what the modern version of the pocket protector might be. (One suggested a 4gb USB memory watch might qualify. I argued since it masqueraded as a normal watch, it really didn’t meet the comparison.)

This might fit the definition, though.

While not wearable, this is certainly a useful product every office should have. Seriously.

This, on the other hand, isn’t terribly useful. It’s modeled after the most useless eating implement ever invented. But still…titanium!

ThinkGeek is a dangerous website. A very dangerous website.

SearchMe

John — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:12:18 +0000

For results, Google is still supreme in my mind, but SearchMe, which is in Beta, certainly provides a unique new twist to search engine results.

I’m not going to attempt to describe it. You have to see it.

Definitions aren’t important

John — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:45:43 +0000

20% of all self-described atheists also say they believe in G-d. (and other fascinating results from a recent study)