Day: October 23, 2007

I got a message last night from my friend who lives in San Diego, saying ‘ so far, so good’ in the face of these phenomenal wild fires. She has sent me a few links to ways that she is keeping up with the news, not least, her local PBS station’s interactive Google map that… Continue reading San Diego Fires

I was grumpy today. The world outside was blustery too, so when K came home from work, I slammed some food in the oven for the boys and put on my under-used trainers and sports bra and went out for a stomp. Promising to be out for only half an hour, I was favoured with… Continue reading Stompy

Here’s an article (or an introduction, at least) that made me time-warp back to my first few years in America. It’s about cliche and formal writing. The author above, had the wit to realise that he/she shouldn’t take for granted that people in an international audience would get what s./he was talking about when they… Continue reading Cliche City