Pet Peeves Misused words are my pet peeve; The more I hear, the more I grieve. Below are some examples— Some fine and classic samples. “Heart-rendering” is one such peeve (It hurts to even say it), Please let me be remembered As the man who would gainsay it. For rendering (let’s clarify)
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, At about what point, I wonder, does what is intended (one must suppose) as a “humorous” bit of writing become tacky? In “The Charm of Creationism”—Ojo Del Lago, June, 2012, Ed Tasca achieves that distinction right out of the gate–creationism isn’t a “charming” concept to a rational person,
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THE PHONE BOOK Book Review by RM Krakoff I was recently traveling to a trade show in Los Angeles and my hotel room was devoid of reading materials. My Kindle’s battery life had expired; there were no magazines and not even a Bible in my room. I was making my morning stopover to the
June 2012 Please select one: Online format Only articles (respond to any article here) Magazine style format Articles and ads just as it’s printed
Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez (Note: Given the events here at Lakeside over the past few weeks, we have decided to re-run an editorial that was first published several years ago. In these difficult times, we should not make things worse by “turning up the volume.” Instead, we should stay calm even while remaining
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Call To A New Genre By Janice Kimball After eight years of full time study I earned a Master of Fine Art from the University of Illinois, Chicago. I was 50. A young professor told me that even though I was so old I would always be considered a “young artist.” He was wrong….well,
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The Old Man And The Mojito By Carol L. Bowman What a better way to start our quest to visit Ernest Hemingway haunts in Havana, the city he adopted as his creative playground from 1939 until 1960, than to take a vintage coupe to his finca, La Vigia (Lookout). Warm Caribbean air breezed through
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EXPArTexpo Definition: The EXPArTexpo will be held at the “Baby Boomers 50+ Living Show”, the 8th and 9th of June 2012 at Ajijic, Jalisco. We were glad to select Ajijic for representing the most popular Retirement & Expat destination for North American citizens, and because we conceive it as a highly organized community, formed by
Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayer billfrayer@gmail.com What’s Happened to Conversation? I remember, years ago, when people started to use answering machines. I used to feel nervous that I would have to deal with one of these devices and think of what to say if I was asked to record a message. By the
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Bridge by the Lake By Ken Masson Advancing players are always seeking fresh ways of improving their bridge knowledge. One of the newest and best sources is the Internet where countless bridge sites offer everything from every convention ever invented to real-time coverage of tournaments from around the world. Among the best of these
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