Monthly Archives: March 2002

In case, like me, you need a reminder of when to use “lay” and when to use “lie,” go here. Which reminds me, here’s yet another picky, anachronistic but useful entry from Fowler’s Modern English Usage, Second Edition (1926): Parthian … Continue reading →

First off I will say that I have a great dentist, I’d recommend him to anyone. I had to get a broken crown fixed, so I went to his office a little early for my 4:00 p.m. appointment and was … Continue reading →

It’s time once again for me to ignore the Santa Barbara Film Festival. It’s not like I have an attitude about it — like, ooh, it’s so Hollywood. No, it’s just that every year the second week of March rolls … Continue reading →

When I was at Connecticut College I had a radio show. I was on Sunday nights from midnight to 3:00 a.m. and I had a minimalist thing going: lots of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and … Continue reading →