I recently had a discussion with my son about why I enjoy editing so much. He admitted—to my surprise, since he's not much of a reader or writer—that he enjoys editing too. "It's like ironing a big pile of wrinkly clothes. It's really satisfying." (Not that he has ever actually done this.) This seems to... Continue Reading →
IT’S-IT: a rant about ice cream and grammar
If you're not from the West coast you may not know that IT'S-IT is the name of a delectable ice cream treat created in 1928 when, according to the company's web site, "George Whitney began what is now a San Francisco tradition. He placed a scoop of vanilla ice cream between two large old-fashioned oatmeal... Continue Reading →