A highly fascinating topic of linguistic discussion is in lipograms. For anybody not famliar with what a lipogram is, I shall simplify it. A lipogram is: Anything that you draft (usually a paragraph at minimum) which wholly skips a symbol of all writing symbols. A…
Category: Random Stuff
I ran across an interesting site for anyone who is interested in seeing a charted frequency of their name (or comparison of other names with similar spelling) over a long time period. It’s interesting as a mild reference for quick searches regarding possible etymology study…
I found this list of things that ‘Only a Southerner’ knows. It’s a lot like those lists of ‘You know you’re a Southerner if…’ so enjoy. I’m a Texan, and so very much of this is accurate that I find it very entertaining. I love…
As recently posted, I broke my last blog layout. It no longer was working for IE, but instead of fixing it right away, I decided to just change things up and finally implement a new theme. I had wanted to change the layout for a…
Managed to break the blog for IE. Well, it’s not entirely broken, just looks askew. Not sure how long its been like this since I never use IE except to test. I’ll fix it soon, an evil headache has my attention at the moment. ~Nicole
It’s been a while since I’ve fed my online quiz habit and… apparently I’m quite rusty. I ran across an absolute gem of a site call 123facts.com. It’s a trivia style quiz site, and as soon as I’m done typing this up I’m going to…
Now is the time of year for the Summer Solstice – commonly referred to as the “Longest Day of the Year” (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the “Shortest Day of the Year” (in the Southern Hemisphere). The former is the more common reference, while the…
Today is Father’s Day, one of those days of the year that tends to involve a myriad of emotions. For some it may be the time to reflect on the lack of a Father in their life, for others it may mean driving around visiting…
And it’s a damnably repressive sort of heat. For someone living in Texas, summers have never been something I revel in. It’s the time of the year to close up the house and become a hermit while I cling to the air conditioning. The afternoons…
Between the hectic hustle and bustle of the household, I managed to squeeze in a couple of short online quizzes to add to my collection. These both came courtesy of Tickle.com. What Do Your Lips Say About You? This is definitely a test with questions…