The English language evolves continuously, words change their meanings almost from generation to generation. “Sick” used to mean unwell, ill, under the weather. For anyone over the age of 20 it still does. Fro a modern generation it is akin to “fantastic”. Somewhere, somehow, subtly sentences sustained a serious setback...Continue reading→
Bric a brac
This page is the dumpster, the cavernous, faceless, identity-less posts that cannot be categorized easily into the other categories. They're not quite Travel, Food or Memoirs. They're not about Writing, they're certainly not Poetry or Fiction. Some are opinions pieces and right before I created this page they were tagged as "Opinion". However, not all of these are strictly opinions. Some are mere observations, others rants.
Anyway, here are all of those tired, unwashed and careworn denizens of this blog. I have to say some of these are not bad posts, it's just that they're like me; hard to define, or one could say, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, catalogue, class, codify, distinguish, docket, file, grade, group, index, label, match, order, organize, peg, pigeonhole, regiment, segregate, sort, systematize, tabulate, tag, ticket, type, typecast. You get the general idea, right?
That's not to say I haven't tried categorising them. Just don't blame me if the category doesn't quite fit the slot..... In other words, I am blameless in this matter.
Portrait of the writer
The art of the writer is a precious thing. He writes for himself, but others are served. The heart of the blighter wants the woman to cling. He wants for himself the other thinks “perve!”. The part of the writer is a constant thing. It creates itself barbers conserve. The...Continue reading→
about anger management
and the anger management experts. He was downtown in an elevator that had a news feed on a TV monitor and a news item caught his eye. An anger management counsellor pulled a gun on someone who had blocked his car. Oh the irony! Too quote Sellers and Loren “Oh...Continue reading→
how marijuana was found in a septic tank
The Slo-Man read this headline and called the LLBF for support. “Help me,” he cried, “How could this happen?”. “Obviously, someone flushed it down”, said the LLBF, who is known for being practical when he’s not dreaming. “But what possessed anyone to go through the goop to find it? What...Continue reading→
about the "most powerful leader" in the wwuurld
with apologies to Clarkson, May and the Hamster, but recently the Slo-Man has been gorging on a steady diet of Top Gear, topped off with James May’s 20th Century and James May’s Big Ideas. The Slo-Man’s LifeLongBestFriend (LLBF) reported rumblings about Barack Obama and his (already) failed promises. The LLBF...Continue reading→
about H1N1
and conspiracy theorists especially after getting an email the other day. The presentation highlighted the lack of lethality of H1N1 relative to other diseases that will wipe out mankind. A conspiracy theory was raised largely due to Rumsfeld’s 1997-2001 chairmanship of a Tamiflu manufacturer. Leaving the nature of such viral...Continue reading→
where do streets get their names?
He can see no Deer on Deer Run or any vista on Vista Drive. And when is it a Street as opposed to a Drive or an Avenue? And why do streets change their names on opposing sides of the cross street? What manner of person serves on such a...Continue reading→
Why it's been so long
and can think of many reasons. A lot has happened in the past few months, most of it harrowing or upsetting. Now, however, the Slo-Man is determined to spend more time with his computer and blog. For the Slo-Man loves to write ( and read, but that’s another blog…. ).Continue reading→
When did June become so fraught?
June 2007 and now June 2008 has been fraught with health issues. It used to be a month to look forward to – the advent of summer, the grass the Slo-Man has been trying to grow (has tried everything but Rogaine), days out playing golf or the other game…..Continue reading→
Why can't we find a slick wireless config tool??
Well why?? Windows XP and Linux – neither is blameless. They leave you feeling like something magical happened when the system finally recognises the router……… Amazing, that with all the advances this is still such a hit or miss affair.
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