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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Book Note: Desperate Characters
Paula Fox’s Desperate Characters came highly recommended by a friend whose aesthetic discernment is wholly unassailable. Other people of letters adore it, and, as a few reviewers note, they may enjoy being part of the small knot of worthies who … Continue reading
Mrs. Malaprop and Madame Eggcorn
I suspect I check my blog stats a tad more compulsively than readership levels warrant. Excitement turned to stomach-churning embarrassment when a comment from reader alerted me to a misspelling. I mean, as The Orange Show illustrates: She commented on … Continue reading
Do Your Kids a Favor – Learn to Say Penis
Without the blogs and comment sections in the Houston Chronicle, I would be dangerously deficient in vitamins A, O, and S. A for astonishment, O for outrage, and S for a big ol’ sigh. Yet another blog post on the … Continue reading
Photos Coming Soon
Not only has my reading slacked off, and so, then the book notes, but I’ve been woefully remiss at creating a true multimedia experience for all of you. Remedy for the reading slow-down? I may call it quits on the … Continue reading
Grammar Police: Who’s That “Lady?”
I like what Nancy Sims says about political fundraisers that segregate a candidate’s supporters by gender, and although I myself have been an offender, I would add age. Young professionals for candidate X, men for candidate Y – it is … Continue reading
I’ll Tell You What
If you have to pick a part of Houston to have your car break down in, other than your very own neighborhood, go with the East End. I pulled into a gas station, popped the hood, and instantly had experts … Continue reading
Farm-Raised, But Were They Grass-Fed?
Last night, at Hugo’s, the menu featured chapulines – grasshoppers. I asked how they were prepared, and the waiter explained they were farm-raised grasshoppers, lightly sauteed with onion, served with guacamole and corn tortillas. Though we ordered something else, the … Continue reading
