Spoiler warning

I went to the NBC Olympics web site earlier this evening, to see if they might have any information about what time the skating would be broadcast, and when I clicked on the Skating link the first thing I saw was a big article about Yevgeny Plushenko winning the gold medal. This was around 9 p.m.... the first group of skaters hadn't even been broadcast yet, never mind the second. I know there's a time-delay involved, but it was still kind of unsettling to watch the performances already knowing what the rankings were going to be. So, if you don't want to know the results before watching the event, stay away from that web site...

Verbing weirds language!

And so does gerunding... We got a postcard at the store today promoting a new variant in a line of unusual greeting cards. We have carried them previously; they're very eye-catching, but they've always been blank inside. The company is promoting the fact that they're now available with pre-printed text. The headline on the postcard, in big cheerful lettering, was: "Introducing [name of product] with Versing Inside!" Versing??? Ouch! I'd ask how that got approved, but I probably don't want to know...

Mind-blowing link of the day

If you ever thought paper airplanes were neat, you have to look at this Origami site...

Herbology

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