Open Thread

“The smoking loons believe its their “right” to smoke wherever they please. Talk about a bunch of idiots that just don’t get it.”

Hey Dave, do you happen to know the old woman who tried to assault me last week with a disgarded cigarette butt? “Don’t litter in my neighborhood!! Have some respect!!!”

Should be ‘baseball cap’

Speaking about rules of grammar.

“I don’t think its such a problem – I think people either chose to recognize the difference or ignore it.”

It’s a BIG problem. In past generations, every American kid learned grammar as part of the elementary school curriculum. That doesn’t happen these days. In fact, we’re getting to a place where only a relative few will have a working knowledge of the rules of grammar. That’s a good thing for me, because I make my living through writing and editing, and this development will make my skills that much more valuable. But it’s bad for the country as we “educate” a growing generation of kids and adults who are ignorant of the true beauty – and proper use – of our country’s primary language.

ENY;

I have a fine gray Borsalino too. My favorite hat. Folks around Park Slope give me a second glance when I wear it.