From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Who Creates the Definitions

02.12.2008

Sigh. I’m not a conspiracy nut by any stretch, but when are Americans going to wake up and realize that their government doesn’t always have their interests at heart? Today, the Senate passed a bill that gives telecom companies immunity from lawsuits based on warrant-free government eavesdropping after September 11: Senators voted 67 to 31 [...]

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Taking Language to the Extreme

02.11.2008

Of late, the extremes that we use in language caught my attention: best vs. worst, highest vs. lowest, most vs. least, and always vs. never. The flexibility of language extremes makes them so fascinating. Sometimes, you don’t want the thing described as the most or the highest. Other times, you’ll refuse to settle for anything [...]

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Language Crashes

02.05.2008

I’m not a particularly patient person. I’m reminded of this shortcoming every time I get in a car. No, I don’t subscribe to out-of-control road rage, but I do tap the steering wheel and “yell” at the cars going under the speed limit or straddling the lane lines. (I offset this aggravation by singing along [...]

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Running from Instinct

02.04.2008

The other day, I looked up from my computer and saw this moose staring in my window. I’m not ashamed to admit I yelped in surprise. It’s not every day a moose wanders into my yard. My next instinct was to race for the camera. Instincts are interesting things because they seem to happen with [...]

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The Sexiest Story in Politics

02.01.2008

I’ve been watching with interest the different themes that are coming out in the presidential campaign reports. For example, does it feel sometimes like the media still considers the Democratic nomination up for grabs, but considers the Republican nomination all but won by John McCain? The Arizona senator has pulled ahead of his main Republican [...]

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