A couple of weeks ago, I browsed through an advertising supplement to the Indianapolis Star named “Why Buy a Piano Now”. The supplement contained pages upon pages of information about all kinds of products and services. Since, at the top of each page, the words “advertising supplement” were prominently displayed, everyone reading the material knew […]
I never get tired of hearing Dick Wolfsie talk about what makes jokes funny. (Wolfsie, well-known local TV personality and author, has been studying humor for years and lectures on the subject at the University of Indianapolis.) As a professional ghost blogger, I find myself revisiting the Wolfsie humor analysis, because jokes and blogs share […]
Tuning in to National Public Radio turned out to be a good thing for me to do the other day. I caught another of those word tidbits that so delight the wordsmith in me. Daniel Gardner, author of a new book, “The Science Of Fearâ€, was being interviewed by Diane Rehm. Gardner was expounding on […]
When it comes to air travel these days, more is more. American, United, Continental, and Northwest Airlines all sock passengers with a $25 charge – each way – for checking a second bag on domestic flights. With Delta, you can make that $50. Of course the hikes relate to the high cost of fuel; still, […]
I try never to miss the “Cathy” comic strip in my Indianapolis Star. In one of the latest, Cathy and her boyfriend are opening their mail – he’s reading email on his laptop; she’s sorting through dozens upon dozens of envelopes. He: “What’s all that?” She: “Mail.”He: “Mail?? Who sends paper mail?”She: “People.”He: “People?”She: “Yes. […]
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