Quote and Note: Jane Austen

Perhaps this will become a little series, or perhaps not, but while reading Persuasion by Jane Austen I was struck by her keen eye for understanding human nature, which the movies convey somewhat but not nearly well enough. So, here is the first quote and a bit of a note. “When the evening was over, [...]

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Ah, the Shame of It…

…of using a word wrongly, sometimes for years, only to find out later the error of one’s ways. Even when someone has not overtly pointed out my error to me, which usually involves defensiveness and then humbling in a quiet moment upon checking a dictionary then returning with my tail between my legs, I even [...]

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What is in a name (and how it’s written)?

The visual image continues its assault on written and spoken words. If it were not bad enough for words that a picture is a worth a thousand of them, well this article shows that the power of words itself is even modulated by how they are pictured. Seriously, though, the article is a fascinating look [...]

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