April 2011
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March 2011
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“That bag is too heavy to lift.”
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“Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.”
– Marston Bates
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I’ve got to do something to distract myself from this itching.
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Inside the Secret Service →
Article from the Atlantic.
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A Complicated V-S Question
Which would you say?
What follows is scenes of crisis
What follow are scenes of crisis
My local linguistics professor (aka “Dad”) had these thoughts. “What follow(s)” is a noun clause, and we expect the one at the front of the sentence to dictate the verb’s number (singular or plural). This “what,” though, refers to “scenes of crisis,”...
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The wheelbarrow has a flat.
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Roger enjoyed science fiction books, too, but there their father drew the line. He said they were like having bad dreams on purpose, and if the Flying Saucers really have landed, he didn’t want to know about it. Roger called this Not Taking a Realistic Attitude.
Knight’s Castle, Edward Eager
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Habitable polyhedron →
A nice design for a backyard studio?
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Free Online Writing Circles for Tumblrs in March →
Register for an online writing circle—and don’t pay—and then drop a note in my ask box to let me know you’re joining the call. Alternating Noon and 9pm ET circles on Wednesdays.
via deliriumsedge
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Life in Antarctica →
Lots of photos, from penguins to people.
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The kid threw the chair off the dock.
