The word of God is a lamp unto our feet, a light unto our path, and a surefire way to enhance the bottom line, according to the New Yorker.
I recently sat in on an Alpha class with the leadership of our church, and the topic was the bible. The class began with a reading from […]
Shaun Groves points out an LA Times article about “GodMen,” some sort of Promise Keepers on steroids conference aiming to rescue the church from girly men and their wussifying influence.
Best part? The flash slideshow to the tune of some sub-Night Ranger 80’s soundtrack-sounding song about “being a man” and “growing a pair.” Judging by the […]
The Onion AV Club takes a break from canonizing Neutral Milk Hotel and the like to recognize Pink Floyd’s Animals for the brilliance it is. Although the “usual touches like celestial keyboards…are gone” bit makes me wonder if the reviewer listened to either “Dogs” or “Sheep” past the 5 minute mark — Wright’s got some […]
In Steely Dan’s song “Show Biz Kids,” the backing singers keep repeating a refrain of “Go to lost wages” over every part of the song. I heard it the other day when the guy driving for our carpool played a tape of Countdown to Ecstasy.
It occurred to me that this was well before Pro Tools […]
(Hmm…that post title sounds like it could be an old Bob Dylan song…)
Continuing along the theme of regional dialect, I found this little test via Alex King’s blog. The results are interesting, if not surprising given where I live.
Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
