Thanks to the Post to Email challenge issued by WordPress, I now have only one unread message in my e-mail folder. How wonderful is that! I cleared out the box while thinking about what I wanted to say today. So, having already given myself a pat on the back, I decided to make a list... Continue Reading →
Zorf and his anatomy
I bought two black pens today. I had to try them out. Zorf appears here and here so far. Theodora and Zorf share the same birthday. What can I say? Their stars collided. They were destined to meet! Allison
Two-minute edit, referenced.
After immersing myself in the hundreds of opinions and articles which stemmed from my reading Fiona McQuarrie's (Freshly Pressed) blog entitled, "Imagine: How Did This Happen?", and hastily checking whether I still believed what I have written about plagiarism on my website, I thought that perhaps I should snap out of the daze thus induced and... Continue Reading →
Where am I?
Maps are fascinating, but these World Maps on Francesco Mugnai's blog are really fascinating. This is the kind of visual stimulation which should be obligatory in every government office the world over. Such things would also be useful in public health clinics of every description. In fact, anywhere a queue is likely to form or... Continue Reading →
Snippet
I am fond of identifying properties I may wish to buy were I to win first prize in the lottery. Especially properties in the area where I now live. One day, upon returning from a trip to the hardware store with the husband of a close friend, we approached a bend where one such property... Continue Reading →
Ein Amerikaner und ein Hamburger betraten einen Diner…
Summer is almost over. I shall have to curtail my blogging activities, as I look forward to a mountain of work in the months ahead. I am toying with the idea of really short blogs, though. I shall leave you with this bit of silliness: I recently learned that at least one American diner exists... Continue Reading →
Zorf and his scarf
At least the characters have names. No character yet, to speak of. Just names. Allison
I ♥ Adobe Reader X
A few days ago, patenttranslator admitted that his new best dictionary-friend is Google Translate in a well-balanced and well-reasoned post. —Yes, there is a relatively small population of Earthlings who have dictionaries for friends. Weird, possibly, but true. Some have had relationships with dictionaries since earliest childhood. Most adherents to this subculture conduct relationships with multiple dictionaries... Continue Reading →
Effective terminology
Occasionally, when in the midst of a terminological quandary I will emerge from my study and inflict the background information on my partner. You may find this particularly cruel, since she is physically incapable of walking away from me. Nevertheless, she is gracious, and hears me out. Sometimes she laughs at me unashamedly. These dramatisations of... Continue Reading →
Simon, Garfunkel and Yoda
It all started when a fellow translator posted an image of Yoda, of Star Wars fame, on her Facebook wall. The speech balloon said, "OOYL", which, of course, is short for "Only once, you live". Despite obvious pronunciation difficulties, I prefer Yoda's rendition to the now ubiquitous YOLO. "My favourite, he is", I commented. "Ha!",... Continue Reading →
That elusive pair of jeans 