S.M. Carrière's Blog, page 211
June 27, 2011
Still Working Frantically Away
The weekend was a welcome break from all the stress of the past week. Most of the stress was technology related. The .pdf converter was being... maniacal. I finally, it seems, figured it out and the .pdf copy has been approved by Createspace.com. Now I have to order the second proof and cross my fingers that I caught everything the first time around.A note on my self-editing abilities - I
June 25, 2011
Humphrey
A coat with false pockets; the better to facilitate thieving operations. - John Farmer's Americanisms - Old and New, 1889
June 24, 2011
So Much Work!
Good morning!What a gorgeous... uh... rainy day it is today... I'm just in a good mood because I'm almost recovered and I'm back at work and rearing to go.There is SO much work to do. It's a brilliant kind of busy - on that, fuelled equally by adrenaline and caffeine, will make the day just fly by. The first order of business, trying to get the pdf converter I have to convert the document in
June 23, 2011
Automatically Generated Post
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June 22, 2011
Groan... sniffle... mumble... grumble, or, An Announcement That was Previously Half-Arsed
Dealing with the first half of today's obnoxiously long title - my sore throat has vanished, thankfully. Unfortunately, it has been replaced by an incredible feeling of fatigue, an occasional but very painful cough and a sinus headache that threatens to split my entire head open.Well, now that the grumbling is out of the way, onto the announcement that I actually made yesterday, but sort of hid
June 21, 2011
Holy Catch-Up, Batman!
Well, I'm back!This calls for an AC/DC song, doesn't it?In any case, the Kung Fu workshop was fantastic. There are so many thank-you's I have to extend here it's not funny. If you don't particularly want to read them, then skip ahead a couple of paragraphs.First of all, a massive thank-you to Sifu Jason Tsou for taking the time to come up from L.A. and train us. There is a wealth of knowledge
June 20, 2011
Whiddiful
It's Monday, and I've taken the day off to recover from this weekend. You'll get a report on the events of this weekend whenever I can muster up the strength to get out of bed.So... tomorrow.In the meantime, here's Monday's Forgotten English:WhiddifulOne who deserves hanging; a scamp, rascal; one who would fill a "widdy", or [hangman's] halter. - Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1928
June 18, 2011
Niding
Good morning! I am currently in Belleville, having my arse handing to me. These workshops are great!Here's the weekend editing of Forgotten English:NidingA low, mean, contemptible, base wretch; formerly the most opprobrious word that could be applied to any body. - Charles Mackay's Lost Beauties of the English Language, 1874
June 17, 2011
Tippybob & Sneeze-Lurker
I am not here today. Not even a little bit. I'm en rout to Belleville, actually. There's a three day Kung Fu workshop what needs attending...As promised here are yesterday's and today's Forgotten English:TippybobsThe wealthy classes. Tippy, meaning fine, is in Brockett['s North Country Words, 1825]. - Gilber Tucker's American English, 1921Sneeze-LurkerA thief working with snuff, pepper, and
June 16, 2011
An Open Letter to the Government of Canada, Regarding the Upcoming UN Resolution to Protect LGBT Rights
To whom it may concern,I understand that there is but slim chance of humanity being shown by this, our-not-quite-elected conservative government. However, this Friday, Canada has a chance to prove itself the humane, generous and ethical country it somehow acquired a reputation of being.This Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council will vote on a resolution on human rights violations based
