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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Irish Class–Monday Night. January 26, 2009
Irish Class, January 26, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, 26ú lá mí Eanáir 2009
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Listening exercise
Murphy’s Mythical Musical Medical Malady
From Medical hoax: ‘Cello scrotum’ was just a test tickle.
“Sir, Though I have not come across ‘guitar nipple’ as reported by Dr. P. Curtis, I did once come across a case of ‘cello scrotum’ caused by irritation from the body of the cello. The patient in question was a professional musician and played in rehearsal, practice, or concert for several hours each day. I am, etc., J.M. Murphy.”
Also reported by CNN.
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About Expressive Writing
Writing – 2 minutes to Better Health
From my high school and college classmate, Edith Bogue, O.S.B.
The weekend
The Consequences of Quackery
As good as it gets!
A note on Tuesday, especially for English majors and lawyers
Ann Althouse links to Oaf of Office
She then adds her own perspective from the legal world:
But let’s remember that Barack Obama was the president of the Harvard Law Review — that is, the editor-in-chief — while John Roberts was the managing editor. For those of you who know law reviews, that means a lot. The managing editor is typically the person with the most intense interest in the details of grammar and usage. It would be cool if we could know that when Barack Obama paused after John Roberts moved the “faithfully” that he was thinking: I can see what you’re up to, you old managing editor, and I know you are wrong.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 