I swear, this really happened. Me: Tam, you can't sit on the keyboard. Tam blinks at me, but remains sitting, purring. Me: OK, obvio...

Not to mention "its" from "it's" and "to" from "too" and (particularly onerous) "loose...

The sentences are examples taken from old grammar text books, because the idea of doing so amused me.

I'm getting a bunch o' ink samples, mostly Diamine.  It's my first time trying this service of theirs , and I'm pretty exci...

NPR ANNOUNCER: During the housing bubble, investors threw money at real estate as if it was Monopoly money. This is an apt metaphor-- ME, I...

I've been on various music-related mailing lists over the years, and every so often, the subject of perfect pitch comes up. The genera...