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[Gary A.]

The LA Times used to be a real monster too. But then Craig's List materialized and now it is about half the size.

 

[Gary A.]

Has anybody seen The Year of Magical Thinking? We have tickets and Mary Lou is reading a synopsis in the Calendar section. The article doesn't really say much.

 

[Gary A.]

I need to get a skimmer for the pond.

 

[Gary A.]

Spreading across the pond is this deciduous tree which will soon be shedding all of its leaves into the pond. So a skimmer would be very useful.

 

[Gary A.]

Good morning Charlie.

 

[Gary A.]

I've been overfeeding the fish and turtles resulting in an abundance of algae.

 

[limr12]

As an expert in the English language I suspect the general intercourse of internet, well ... in this forum must drive you crazy. (But then your student seem to be of a similar caliber ... so I guess you sorta feel at home.)

I admit that some things do drive me a little crazy. Mostly, it's when someone completely dispenses with punctuation. At least grammar mistakes can be...well, mistakes or typos or something. But not using punctuation - at all! - says to me that the poster believes punctuation to be irrelevant, which it is most certainly not.

 

[Gary A.]

Good morning Marija. (I know she's gone, I just like spelling Marija.)

 

[limr12]

Has anybody seen The Year of Magical Thinking? We have tickets and Mary Lou is reading a synopsis in the Calendar section. The article doesn't really say much.

Didn't see it but I read the book. I enjoy Didion's essay style so I liked the book. I have no idea how it would translate into a performance. But I'd still probably go see it.

NYT book review from 2005: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/09/books/review/09pinsky.html?pagewanted=all

 

[Gary A.]

As an expert in the English language I suspect the general intercourse of internet, well ... in this forum must drive you crazy. (But then your student seem to be of a similar caliber ... so I guess you sorta feel at home.)

I admit that some things do drive me a little crazy. Mostly, it's when someone completely dispenses with punctuation. At least grammar mistakes can be...well, mistakes or typos or something. But not using punctuation - at all! - says to me that the poster believes punctuation to be irrelevant, which it is most certainly not.

Hear, hear ... says the linguist. At a minimum, I much overuse the ellipsis in my punctuation miscues.

 

[limr12]

Good morning Marija. (I know she's gone, I just like spelling Marija.)

She'll yell at you. It's early evening where she is. She yelled at me this morning when I said Good Morning and it was afternoon for her.

 

[Gary A.]

Has anybody seen The Year of Magical Thinking? We have tickets and Mary Lou is reading a synopsis in the Calendar section. The article doesn't really say much.

Didn't see it but I read the book. I enjoy Didion's essay style so I liked the book. I have no idea how it would translate into a performance. But I'd still probably go see it.

NYT book review from 2005: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/09/books/review/09pinsky.html?pagewanted=all

You're very welcomed to come with us. It's at the Laguna Beach Playhouse. I purchased some small binoculars for Mary Lou to bring the performance into her lap. The bino's arrived on Friday.

 

[limr12]

Hear, hear ... says the linguist. At a minimum, I much overuse the ellipsis in my punctuation miscues.

I'm sure I have an unhealthy attachment to the Oxford comma, but there are worse things in the world

 

[Gary A.]

Good morning Marija. (I know she's gone, I just like spelling Marija.)

She'll yell at you. It's early evening where she is. She yelled at me this morning when I said Good Morning and it was afternoon for her.

*Gary whispers to Len* (Foreigners yell a lot.)

 

[limr12]

Gotta run for a bit. Going for a walk to kill the last three pics in the Holga and have some lunch with the old man. Be back later.