Ethne at Pole Dancing in the Dark has some Halloween Helpful Hints that we should all learn for our safety. … [Read more...] about Have a Safe Halloween
Life, Liberty, Property
I've just joined the Life, Liberty, Property Community at TTLB, which is a group of 87 blogs—now 88 blogs—that share a belief that the purpose of government is to protect our inherent rights, identified by John Locke as the rights to Life, Liberty, and Property. Note their link button in the right-hand bar. Welcome, by the way, to anyone who's dropping by thanks to … [Read more...] about Life, Liberty, Property
More on Restrictive Clauses
Continuing Ken Lammers' concerns with how to distinguish restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses, I have a little bit to add to what I said earlier. I've checked several more writing handbooks, including the Harbrace College Handbook, the Little, Brown Handbook, the St. Martin's Handbook, and The Careful Writer. (My editions are not as current as those to which I've linked.) … [Read more...] about More on Restrictive Clauses
Smooth Criminal?
How come all the Google AdSense ads on my About Me page are for criminal defense attorneys? That can't be good. … [Read more...] about Smooth Criminal?
The Pain of Taxation
I just sent $865.96 of my hard-earned money to the United States Government. Then I sent $246.60 to the State of Illinois. I feel pretty stupid about it, but it has to be done. In fact, it has to be done several times a year. I incorporated my software consulting business a few years ago, so I have to pay my own payroll taxes. It works like this: I do the work. People pay … [Read more...] about The Pain of Taxation