tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post116837365700562213..comments2023-09-23T00:37:29.396-07:00Comments on Mom's Cancer Blog: One Strike and You're OutBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-1169447572520992872007-01-21T22:32:00.000-08:002007-01-21T22:32:00.000-08:00The big danger in writing about abuses of language...The big danger in writing about abuses of language is that it invites too much scrutiny. Pot, kettle, etc. I believe this is an area where we're all sinners. I do my best and try to be as forgiving as I can, hoping to earn the same in return.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-1168427540175140922007-01-10T03:12:00.000-08:002007-01-10T03:12:00.000-08:00Sigh, guilty Brian. I think it's a bigger sin in n...Sigh, guilty Brian. I think it's a bigger sin in newspaper offices than elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>I cut myself some slack by remembering that cliches became a cliche because they worked so well everyone startd using them. No I don't buy that either, but it's a usable answer to critics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-1168383897057087242007-01-09T15:04:00.000-08:002007-01-09T15:04:00.000-08:00Here's another one:Buses never drive, roll, slip, ...Here's another one:<BR/><BR/>Buses never drive, roll, slip, fall or plummet into ravines. <BR/><BR/>They plunge. <BR/><BR/>Always with the "Bus Plunge".<BR/><BR/>On another note, our local paper, which serves a sleepy city of 47,500 that has about one murder every two years or so is currently covering a <A HREF="http://news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=176021" REL="nofollow">dramatic and high-profile murder trial</A>. The headline yesterday was in said local rag was "MURDER TRIAL MAY HINGE ON DNA". I thought to myself, "That guy has waited his whole career to write that headline..."<BR/><BR/>ronnieronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.com