Uneasy Rhetoric

I’ve decided, for the time being, to break one of the pledges to myself and use a prefab commenting system. I know how to do the comments on my own, but let’s face it — there’s a big difference between know-how and desire.
So for now, if you want to say “hi,” say it with my [...]

I wrote my undergraduate thesis on Fulke Greville, a poet who lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I. His biggest claim to fame? His friendship with Sir Philip Sidney. Generally speaking English poetry anthologies have very little Greville, and if they have any at all it is likely to be [...]

Downtown Déjeuner:
Teriyaki to Go **
910 J St. Multiple visits.
Less than $7.
When I passed the sign that said “Home of the 64oz Prime Rib,” I knew I was hallucinating. I probably shouldn’t buy candy bars from that convenience store.
Teriyaki to Go isn’t a Teriyaki van. It isn’t a window on the street, or a guy [...]

Blame Canada! Blame Canada!

Language Log has an excellent post about the Governator’s English. I’d like to quote a key part of the post:
The fact is that virtually no English-speaking Americans ever learn to speak a foreign language as well as Schwarzenegger speaks Standard American English. I would strangle a kitten to be able to give a speech in [...]