Colorful Combinations (or, Delight in Adjectives)

Oh, let me get my dork hat on and haul out the grammar wonk. Today’s little meditation is going to visit adjectives. And not just any adjectives, but colors, in particular. You see, there are a handful of nouns that are seemingly non-existent without a particular color. However, when combined with said color, they often [...]

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People’s Republic of America (or, Closer Than We Think?)

Unless you failed to open Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Google, or any news source this week, you can’t help but know that Hollywood is pushing hard in the US Congress to pass two bills which would effectively result in web censorship. Today’s post isn’t so much about the actual pieces of legislation as it is more [...]

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The Little Things (or, Primal Grunts)

I’ll be honest with you: I miss the days of my early Meditations. (circa: “To the Guy at the Grocery Store (an Open Letter)“,  “Women Get Better with Age“, “At the Movies“). As life changes, so does my perception on things… and as Statesman pointed out the other night, it isn’t always a bad thing [...]

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Blissfully Unaware (or, Embracing Obliviousness)

This is an ode to the unaware. A toast to the clueless, the obtuse. Recognition for the ones sporting mental blinders right now. You all leave me in awe. The blissfully unaware (or, BU, here on out) are a special breed. They have a remarkably stalwart fortitude for their own mission. Very little will derail [...]

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