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June 2014

Zeppelin Took My Blues Away

There’s a great scene in the theatrical release of Wayne’s World in which Wayne, trying out a new guitar at a + more

Miscellany

First, they came for the fish… The opportunity to write a headline like this comes only once in a lifetime. Step + more

Yikes

Regular readers know that I like to point out proofing errors from time to time. It’s not necessarily to gloat, but + more

This Day in History

Apropos of nothing, really, here’s a little something from the journal of Princess Alexandrina Victoria Hanover, dated June 20, 1837: “I + more

Client Feedback

It always gets a bit dicey for me when, meeting someone for the first time, I’m asked what I do + more

The Road Less Traveled

Been spending a lot of time in Pomeroy, a little town on Highway 12 midway between Dayton and Clarkston. Like countless other farming communities scattered across southeastern + more

A Newly Minted Designer

Today, I have the honor of attending my daughter’s college graduation. Haley Anderson is receiving her Bachelor of Design from the University of + more

Miscellany

Remember a while back when I linked to a story about the Dyatlov Pass incident? Mystery solved! Confessions of a TV + more

Writing in the 21st Century

Interesting thoughts on writing from Steven Pinker, who, in lamenting the “robotic” adherence to style manuals, says, “…if you follow + more

Zu-Zu! Pow!

It’s Cole Porter’s birthday today, which I’m totally using as an excuse to dig into my Esquivel! collection. From 1962’s More of Other Worlds, + more

A Tribute to a Unique Artist

I just learned that a friend of mine, Bernard Perlin, passed away in January. He was 95. I met Bernard in 1995 when he + more

The Sky Is Falling!

Big news in the world of typography: Apple has dropped Lucida Grande—its font of choice in every operating system since 1999—like + more

Spokane Scene no. 12

Took the dog for a walk yesterday evening after the rain and hail. This is part of the newly improved + more

Esa-Pekka!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4msNKgRQDc Apple’s bloom has faded for me over the last couple of years, in part because it seems they can + more

Oh, hi.

Yes, I know, it’s been a while. No, I don’t have an excuse for our absence. What I have instead is a + more

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