Don't use no double negatives. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. Being bad grammar, the writer will not use dangling participles. Try to never split an infinitive. When one word is … [Read more...]
Random Monday
Last Monday I completed a group of web pages that I had set out to do days before. I finished my work and it took several 14-hour days and all night Sunday. That was okay with me because this is all … [Read more...]
The Lone Gardener
At the end of a hard working gardening day, the Lone Gardener wonders, "Does this shadow make me look fat?" … [Read more...]
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar Facebook Profile Photo
If an Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar could have a facebook, then do you think his profile picture would be something like this? He's got a little mustache, he's got a little grin, he's … [Read more...]
Gravatars
Everyone and Aunt Bee already has gravatars in their blogs, everyone but me, until just now! So if you want your picture to show when commenting at my blog use your gravatar connected email address, … [Read more...]
(The Heroes of) Mint City
In an earlier article I shamelessly admitted that for the most part, I had to ignore my garden this year and what a good weed suppressor was my herbs. [grammar?] Anyway, later in the year I had more … [Read more...]
FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews
The Federal Trade Commission will require bloggers to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products." If you receive payment or free items to review … [Read more...]
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
Do schools kill creativity? by Sir Ken Robinson Video: 20 minutes Quote from the person (TEDtalksDirector) who placed this video at youtube "Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and … [Read more...]
Blavatars – Favicons
Another word for favicon -- Wordpress has come up with a nice one. Blavatars. When you have a blavatar, it serves as a favicon for your blog. To upload or change your blavatar for your … [Read more...]
John and Mr. Paper
This is John pictured with Mr. Paper. Mr. Paper was seated outside on our front porch for a few days 19 Octobers ago. His only purpose was to scare away trick or treaters so I could have all the … [Read more...]
Smurf in Zinnia Land
Papa Smurf wanted to see the tall zinnias. Looking at him, it looks like he is saying, "oooOOOoo." … [Read more...]
The Dog Needs a Taco
I understand that when you rule out the possible (and we really did not rule out the possible) then the impossible is left. In this image for instance, who is the customer in the red car? A … [Read more...]
The Ten Cannots
The Ten Cannots by William J. H. Boetcker (1873 - 1962), an American religious leader and influential public speaker. His pamphlet entitled The Ten Cannots was originally published in 1916. 1. … [Read more...]
Beetle in the Zinnia
Do you see a message this image could represent? I've asked two people so far, and neither did. Other than it being just a funny picture of a beetle with its head sunk into the flower, does it mean … [Read more...]
BooBoo Cat
I'm supposed to be cleaning the house, but I have bandaids. Bandaids on fingers throw a wrench in the house cleaning gears. I can't stand to get them wet. I don't want to wear gloves. Okay the … [Read more...]
