Language Pollution
Most of us – almost all – must take in and give out language as we do breath, and we had better consider the seriousness of language pollution as second to only air pollution. (John Simon)
It’s Only Words: Part Three
In the immediately previous post in this series, I proposed a cautionary statement by which we might attempt to find — if not to re-establish respect for and insistence on — meaning and substance in written communication. (All but the most hearty and quixotic among us...
The Beginning of this School Year
Welcome to the last week of August! The new school year is upon us! Social Media is officially abuzz with photographs of children we’ll never meet donning smiles faker than the ones in those family couch pictures taken at Christmas.
An Ode to Ephemera
I begin this post with two statements, the cause-and-effect relationship between which I’ll leave to you, dear reader: I vociferously believe1984 should be required reading. I live in a constant state of low-level anxiety. I don’t know that my nagging...