What’s Coming this Week
A few things: Victoria Day on May 23, Towel Day on May 25, and (hallelujah!) the final week of what is, nominally, the Johnny-Depp-versus-Amber-Heard defamation trial but what is, actually, an egregious mash-up of the worst aspects of celebrity culture and cable-TV obnoxiousness.
Video Memory of the Week
Posted: 2022 May 21
Photo Memory of the Week
Music of the Week
Version with lyrics chosen to compensate for the general mush-mouth-ed-ness of the singer. Or maybe my ears are just getting old . . .
Posted: 2022 May 20
Words of the Week
"A watched pot has never delivered such excitement." - Joe Ray
Source: Wired, 2022 May 13Posted: 2022 May 20
Tweet of the Week
What an interesting coincidence that the people who believe Western civilization is uniquely terrible turned out to be uniquely terrible at running Western civilization
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) May 20, 2022
My Tweets
Tag Archives: Number Play
Too Many Twos
And it’s a homophonic Tuesday (Twos-day) this year, also. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through the Calendar
Tagged Number Play
6 Comments
The Big Event this Week
Oh happy day. Continue reading
On the Road Again
East meets West. Continue reading
What Else?
A classic case of burying the lede/lead. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, You are Here
Tagged Food & Drink, Miscellany, Number Play
12 Comments
We Have No Palindromes Today
But it’s a fine-looking date nonetheless. Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Conversations, Number Play
8 Comments
Palindromic Riches
Belated palindromic greetings. Continue reading
Deviltry Afoot
The world is full of signs: real and imagined. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of People, Sports and Exercise
Tagged Number Play, Sports
4 Comments
Palindrome Tenday, 2018
Happy Palindrome “Week.” Continue reading
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A lighthearted look at Canada’s Day. Continue reading