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My Cat Says Hello

Posted on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 by

Actually, that’s a bit presumptuous on my part. She may very well be telling me to go away or asking me for a little head scratch. I really don’t know. It’s hard to tell with cats, you know. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Button Pushers

Posted on Friday, 21 August 2009 by

“Where’s it at?” “I could care less.” “Less people.” The first two sentences are or contain linguistic items that drive people crazy. I’ve heard any number of people complain about them. They are equal-opportunity annoyances. The third phrase is one … Continue reading →

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