1 I caught this one while re-reading some DN's from last week:
2 Amazing stuff. Indicative of baseball's fear of doing anything about any of it.
3 What's wrong with it you say?
4 This is the corrected version. I had spelled "indicative" "indicitive" not because I didn't know how to spell it, but that I was in such a rush to hit deadlines.
5 All apologies.
6 I'm getting feeble minded.
7 I hate spelling errors. The only time I do them is when I'm exhausted, which is most all the time these days.
8 I had been teaching roots, and one of the roots was "dict" so I just sort of put another "i" in for good measure.
9 Wow.
10 That's "Mom" upside down.
11 Ah, whatevs.
12 I have also been writing the DN in the afternoon. Love in the afternoon, you know?
13 I'm usually pretty popped out in the afternoon.
14 Okay, so that was deliberate!
15 Popped. Some joke.
16 Purely corny.
17 AnywayZ when I saw that I wanted to run in full circles and chase my tail.
18 Yeesh.
19 Moving on, Part the First: We are officially at Wednesday <produces root beer and whistles>.
20 Can't wait 'til Friday.
21 Moving on, Part the Second: I remember at one point in my life when it was hip to tell people who were excited about the next big thing that they had a death wish.
22 Interesting philosophy, but really?
23 Like, "I can't wait to go to the Tropics this weekend!"
24 <laid-back hippy voice> "Did. <translation: "dude" in hippy>. Yeew have like, a death wish man."
25 "Why, because I'm excited about going to the Tropics?"
26 "It's just like <pulling on a huge joint> (cough, cough, nose cough, eye cough, better)...ughum...people who are like, essited about stuff have a death wish, did. It's like they get essited about every little thing, which means they want to...like...go to the next big thing. Did. It's a death wish. Yeah."
27 I member being younger and thinking guys like that were intellectual, and poetically philosophical. Now I'm pretty sure they were just high.
28 The beauty part of getting older is that I now see that fellow as a guy who has a reasonably jealous gene.
29 It's like, "Did. I'm going to the Tropics. You're not. Eat beans and die. Right back atcha."
30 Most notable Did.
31 Moving on, Part the Thoid: Haha.
32 That was pretty random. For the record, the concept of the death wish was turned into a lousy series of movies starring Charles Bronson. It had little to do with the original hippy concept. I don't think I ever saw it. Pretty random.
33 None of this will be worth a darned if all I'm thinking about is if I spelled everything correctly anyway.
34 Doggone, I'm turning into a persnickety sort.
35 If you don't mind, I have to go slick down what's left of my hair and shine my shoes to a patent shine. I'll be back.
36 Moving on, Part the Thoid: Okay, I'm back. So I bought this beautiful painting of Lincecum at the Mountain View Art and Wine Festival last year. That's coming up this weekend, for those of you who enjoy that sort of an outing.
37 Before he pitched the other day, I thought about rapping it up in paper bag wrap, going back to the artist and asking for my money back.
38
39 JUST KIDDING.
40 Or not.
41 Moving on, Part Four: Looks like rain.
42 Isn't it a little early for that?
43 Everything is a bit early this year. The other day I went to a Starbucks somewhere or other day and saw a Spirit store.
44 Really? Halloween already?
45 I went into a Walgreens and my fears were confirmed. I needed some folders and other school supplies. When I went down the aisle, a guy was kneeling down, clearing out all the Back-to-Scool stuff.
46 He was moving all of the Back-to-School stuff out to make room for the Halloween stuff.
47 Labor Day must dictate that. We are a country of seasons, and seasons sell. That's why I teach using seasons. I already announced to my classes that we are going to do a mini-unit on 9/11.
48 After that, magazines for Back-to-School night, and then we begin the Heidi unit.
49 I teach with all those things, but having the American advertising community hyping everything up means I can tap into some free advertising for my lessons.
50 That's the business guy in me.
51 Just color me a Romney sort of guy.
52 Wait. Guys. Hold up. I was just kidding. Put me down, dammit!
53 Okay, I'm outta here.
54 Have a great day.
55 Stay dry, and drive safely.
56 Peace.
~H~
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The Daily News1 I caught this one while re-reading some DN's from last week:2 Amazing stuff. Indicative of baseball's fear of doing anything about any of it.3 What's wrong with it you say?4 This is the corrected version. I had spelled "indicative" "indicitive" not because I didn't know how to spell it, but that I was in such a rush to hit deadlines.5 All apologies.6 I'm getting feeble minded.7 I hate spelling errors. The only time I do them is when I'm exhausted, which is most all the time these days.8 I had been teaching roots, and one of the roots was "dict" so I just sort of put another "i" in for good measure.9 Wow.10 That's "Mom" upside down.11 Ah, whatevs.12 I have also been writing the DN in the afternoon. Love in the afternoon, you know?13 I'm usually pretty popped out in the afternoon.14 Okay, so that was deliberate!15 Popped. Some joke.16 Purely corny.17 AnywayZ when I saw that I wanted to run in full circles and chase my tail.18 Yeesh.19 Moving on, Part the First: We are officially at Wednesday <produces root beer and whistles>.20 Can't wait 'til Friday.21 Moving on, Part the Second: I remember at one point in my life when it was hip to tell people who were excited about the next big thing that they had a death wish.22 Interesting philosophy, but really?23 Like, "I can't wait to go to the Tropics this weekend!"24 <laid-back hippy voice> "Did. <translation: "dude" in hippy>. Yeew have like, a death wish man."25 "Why, because I'm excited about going to the Tropics?"26 "It's just like <pulling on a huge joint> (cough, cough, nose cough, eye cough, better)...ughum...people who are like, essited about stuff have a death wish, did. It's like they get essited about every little thing, which means they want to...like...go to the next big thing. Did. It's a death wish. Yeah."27 I member being younger and thinking guys like that were intellectual, and poetically philosophical. Now I'm pretty sure they were just high.28 The beauty part of getting older is that I now see that fellow as a guy who has a reasonably jealous gene.29 It's like, "Did. I'm going to the Tropics. You're not. Eat beans and die. Right back atcha."30 Most notable Did.31 Moving on, Part the Thoid: Haha.32 That was pretty random. For the record, the concept of the death wish was turned into a lousy series of movies starring Charles Bronson. It had little to do with the original hippy concept. I don't think I ever saw it. Pretty random.33 None of this will be worth a darned if all I'm thinking about is if I spelled everything correctly anyway.34 Doggone, I'm turning into a persnickety sort.35 If you don't mind, I have to go slick down what's left of my hair and shine my shoes to a patent shine. I'll be back.36 Moving on, Part the Thoid: Okay, I'm back. So I bought this beautiful painting of Lincecum at the Mountain View Art and Wine Festival last year. That's coming up this weekend, for those of you who enjoy that sort of an outing.37 Before he pitched the other day, I thought about rapping it up in paper bag wrap, going back to the artist and asking for my money back.38
39 JUST KIDDING.40 Or not.41 Moving on, Part Four: Looks like rain.
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