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U.K. Zoo has a rare breed of sheep pig. We’re thinking it’s not far off the beaten path of Squoiselle‘s bloodline.
Below are a couple photos of this unique species.
Pictured: Ralph Morse’s photograph of Einstein’s office in Princeton, taken hours after Einstein’s death and captured exactly as the Nobel Prize-winner had left it.
This just in from my old man. A viral thing he found on Yahoo today.
Flashback to about 1983/4:
Pop was coach, I was a player, and we had a night game that has gone down as our favorite baseball memory together. Our game had gone extra innings, and we were still out there hacking away at almost 11PM on a weeknight. Our own Bobby Lucido pulled a maneuver in the bottom of the 12th or 13th that is best described by this video. We went ballistic. I never thought I’d see such a thing again:
Full story here.
(Thx, Pop.)
Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes.
After minute 13, Jennifer discusses the creative process and draws comparisons between musical composition and any other art. Ideas, motifs, themes, direction, style, etc. She totally gets it.
Then comes the C-G-B-A-E melody as chosen by Goldie Hawn for the improvisation exercise. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure I shed a tear or two by minute 20.
From ProofreadNOW:
Use that when the words following it are necessary to identify the word that refers to.
Example: “The river that flows by my door is rising.”
You cannot remove the that clause, because you wouldn’t know which river is being referred to. The sentence would simply read: “The river is rising.”
Use which when the words following it are not necessary to identify the word it refers to.
Example: “The Indian River, which flows by my town, is rising.”
You can remove the which clause, because you would know which river is being referred to – the Indian River. The sentence would read: “The Indian River is rising.” Note: When using which, use commas to separate the clause. When using that, don’t use commas.
When using the adjective so-called to describe something that is falsely or improperly so named, do not put the word or phrase it describes in quotation marks. INCORRECT: The so-called “leader” of our group is really a follower. CORRECT: The so-called river that runs between Cocoa and Merritt Island is technically a lagoon.
Be careful not to confuse words in your writing. One often sees onboard used where aboard is the proper word. INCORRECT: We’re happy to welcome Smithers onboard as our new Chief Fun Officer. Onboard means “carried within or occurring aboard a vehicle (as a satellite or an automobile).” For example, an onboard computer. CORRECT: We’re happy to welcome Smithers aboard as our new Chief Fun Officer. Aboard means “in or into a group, association, or organization.”
Other common confusions (check a dictionary if in doubt):
- compliment and complement: With the i it means “an expression of esteem”; with the e it means “something that completes.”
- eminent and imminent: The e word means “standing out”; the i word (and note the double-m) means “ready to happen.”
- under way and underway: The one-word form is not to be used after a verb, i.e., the one-word form is only an adjective. Incorrect: We got underway at noon. Correct: We got under way at noon. The conference is under way as we speak. The crew prepared for the underway refueling scheduled at dawn.
