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The Hotel Northampton in 2002.
Tag Archives: Massachusetts
Consignment Shop
4 Nov
Consignment Shop
Wandering the bustling streets of Greenfield, MA with my friend Helene we came upon this friendly consignment shop. It had the feel of the 1950′s. Helene found a deal on a snappy full-length wool coat. Note the large glass jar full of plastic lemons — said to be favored by Diana, goddess of the hunt (for bargains).
Grammar Police
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Grammar Police: Exclamation Point Disposal Squad
In the English Grammar System the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups; the hyperactive hoi polloi who improperly use multiple exclamation points, and the police who investigate these crimes and arrest the offenders. These are their stories!!!!
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Grammar Police: Unnecessary Quotation Unit
In the English “Language System” the people are “represented” by two separate, yet equally important “groups”; the grammar-deficient public who “insert” gratuitous “quotation marks” without regard for “meaning”, and the “police” who “investigate these crimes” and “arrest” the offenders. These are their “stories”. (Click here to buy this graphic on mugs, hats, t-shirts, etc!)
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Grammar Police: Special Apostrophe Unit
In the English Grammar System the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups; the poorly-educated masses who insert unnecessary apostrophes and omit required ones, and the police who investigate these crimes and arrest the offenders. These are their stories. (Click here to buy this graphic on mugs, hats, t-shirts, etc!)
Too much evil?
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The current evil glut
Due to overproduction, world evil prices have plummeted in the last three years. American evil producers have been steadily losing market share to China and other countries where evil can be manufactured for a small fraction of the U.S. cost. Some desperate investors are even considering eliminating evil from their portfolios. Ultimately, I am sure [...]
Bishop Finn
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The Indictment of Bishop Finn
The dark, mind-numbing corruption of the Roman Catholic church was blazingly illuminated recently in the Diocese of Kansas City. Local prosecutors had the courage to indict the Bishop (albeit only for a misdemeanor). You can read about it here.
Please help the rich
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The rich…won’t YOU help?
I can’t really recommend Reach Out To The Rich as heartily as I would the World Ice Tea Organization, for example. The rich have their charities, too, like the opera and their beloved conservative think tanks. We must let them use their donations to shelter their income from taxes. After all, they wrote the tax [...]
