I, for one, am not ready to give up on "bade."

The Judas Iscariot DLC costs an extra $19.99.

See what a different statement it is when you spell out DEI?

My long-time WIP includes, as background, the establishment of the American Catholic Church after a split from the "too liberal" Roman Catholic Church. Once again, I need to get this novel written and published while it's still fiction.

“If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He’s the one who has to get people together!” —Donald Trump, 2011

Professionally, @merriam-webster.com is my go-to dictionary. Personally, I am a huge fan of Merriam-Webster. Rarely do they not deliver. But sometimes . . .

Do ICE "agents" get paid during the government shutdown?

Go Taskmaster on them and put three tables together.

When did they discover that the universe began in Berkeley? #funwithambiguity

This is literally "war is peace."

Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."

The forthcoming Frankenstein movie includes among its cast both Charles Dance and Christoph Waltz. Apparently Jake Tapper and Martin Jitterbug were unavailable.

Happy Gilmore 2. Redirect funds to prop up Maxi Golf, which was somehow undermined by wokeism and the trans community. The White House will host a Maxi Golf tournament on the Ellipse. Republicans invest heavily in the new league. Next year, Maxi Golf moves its HQ to Saudi Arabia.

As in it ought to be banned because of its innate cruelty.

RFK Jr. to vilify this treatment and DJT to blame Huntington's disease on transgenderism in 5...4...3...

Is the "flavor" name like "orange mango," naming two things? Is this soap made from parsley and stem cells? Also, it's apparently a superfood, so it should taste great on a salad.

New to me: I just saw the word "intricate" used as a verb, the opposite of "extricate." I would have reached for "insinuate"; "intricate" as a verb is attested, though (per the unabridged), but rare. #English #wordnerd

And obviously you were impacted by the juxtaposition. I hope you found some way to incentivize the author to pivot toward more optimized content.

"Certain classes of people are our inferiors who should have less rights than us." - Totally normal free speech being stifled by woke scolds "The person who said the statement above is an asshole " - Hate speech that must be eliminated for the sake of social cohesion.

So now that we "know" Tylenol causes autism, that means we'll all stop vilifying vaccines, right? Right?

What a beautiful painting of something that is probably illegal to do where you live. 😍

Crackling fires, crunchy leaves, and crisp, cool days: What’s not to love about fall? www.saturdayeveningpost.com/collections/...

Day 3 #ACESVCON25 surprise announcement! Get ready to trade your red pens for ocean views — we’re heading to Puerto Rico in 2027 for the biggest, boldest ACES in‑person conference yet, in honor of our 30th anniversary! April 26-29, 2027. It's a Mon-Wed.

"Hey, Siri: What is a graven image?"

The history of medicine is recorded in the names we still use today. Take “influenza,” for example:

What's "rosebud" in Czech?

A really startling dangler I came across while fact-checking today.

Next stop: Lowering the age of consent to 14?

Welp, so much for teaching Shakespeare.

You might not know that I also dabble in the musical arts. I've got a few things out there, but I'm really proud of my latest little jazz arrangement. If nothing else, it can give you an upbeat break from everything else that's going on. musescore.com/user/5343369...

Today in peeves: N-year anniversary. Totally redundant and wastes space. "Year" is inherent in anniversary, so "10th anniversary" not "10-year anniversary." I'm fine with (and some are not) N-week anniversary or N-month anniversary, but unmodified "anniversary" defaults to yearly — or should.

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Slightly Diminish a Book Stephen King's Pet Hospice

Slightly diminish a book: The Book of Lesmon

Does anyone know how to access the Reading Highlight feature in Word's Find window using VBA? I'd love a one-click button for highlighting italicized words.

Attention, attention! The #VCON25 registration date has been extended to Sept. 8. So there's still time to use your discounts — looking at you, SND, JAWS, EFA, NWEG, and EC — and register for the only 90-day conference around. tinyurl.com/3m5b7ktt #editing #conference

Moby, Tom Clancy's Dick

Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy's to the title Sense and Tom Clancy's Sensibility

I'm guessing this all started when some bald Black man said, "Pleasure to meet you, sir." A few days later, it's turned into this:

Paddington's Diary Paddington's Diary 2: The Edge of Reasonable Paddington Nights: The Red Hat Diaries 28 Paddingtons Later

A site where lexicographers clearly and correctly enunciate dictionary entries? You want PronHub.

That one with the guitar solo.

"Content creator" is what we should call someone who publishes AI slop under their own name.

@petersokolowski.bsky.social I wanted to make sure you saw this, and I bet you know a few others who might be interested: blogs.libraries.indiana.edu/lilly/2025/0...

*zip-ties an American citizen who has brown skin* "It's not everyone who gets arrested by the President of the United States. This is something special. You should be thanking me! Why aren't you thanking me?"

This is straight-up doxxing, harassment, and coercion. I hope to see both state and federal charges forthcoming.

Hey @sesquiotic.bsky.social, you were quoted on the Bob & Tom radio show this morning, about the pronunciation of Uranus. A pleasant surprise on my drive to the office.

Watched Happy Gilmore 2 last night, and its plot is a great metaphor for our current sitch: A man who got famous 30 years ago comes back to battle a younger generation to keep an entirely fictional and unrealistic competition from "destroying tradition," all so he can funnel some money to his kids.

They just settled with the flight attendants union and now the CEO is on strike? #funwithambiguity