Not sure why but I’m fascinated with Jen of Nonsense Verse’s dancing career … maybe it’s because ballet is so unlike copy editing; maybe not the exact opposite but maybe 178 degrees. She has a new post on getting back…
Commas in headlines
Nicole muses on the right and wrong reasons to put commas in headlines. For those of you who don’t write heads for a living: a comma implies “and”: Scores of angry ducks, geese infest City Hall Nicole’s point is that…
Homelessness revisited
A few months back I posted links to the San Francisco Chronicle’s series on homelessness. This morning somebody posted a rambling-but-moving reply to that post in the comments area. Excerpts: I had been searching for my old very good friend…
Capital appreciation
Nicole has had a bunch of swell posts at her blog over the past few days.
Look, lies are lies
… and we shouldn’t be publishing them. OK, so I am steamed that I looked away from my TV screen just long enough to miss the Janet Jackson Boob Incident, but my indignation gets even worse when I read the…
SB blogging
I’ll be posting some updates over at my personal page, unless the game’s so damn good that I can’t tear myself away.