Comments on: A Little Jumpy

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:11:02 +0000

I step outside at 7am in this crispy 30 degree weather and look over at the mountains and hills and the clouds creeping over from west, knowing they’ll never get this far, and I tell myself — My god, I’m lucky! “Katy, you wanna run?!” And off we go. The rest of the world may be falling apart, but I’m taking care of my part — that’s all each of us can do.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:36:45 +0000

Jumpy?

That’s what scotch is for. I have a half-full (ever the optimist) bottle of Johnnie Walker green that you may partake of with me as we try to save the world from itself.

Happy holidays, old blog buddy.

By: Narya

Narya — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:21:30 +0000

You’re not alone, Larry; I think a lot more people are jumpy than the news reports would lead you to believe.

Actually, I COULD write more than one manifesto. But that’s because I’m a crank.

And for (the December celebration of your choice), would you please learn which “its” to use? It’s easy: if what you mean is “it is,” then use it’s. If what you mean is the thing belonging to something else, then its is the one you want.

It’s clear that the economy is on its way down the tubes.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:42:13 +0000

kStyle – I had to Google “bravias” to find out what you meant. I guess I’m not as hip as I thought.

By: kStyle

kStyle — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:19:55 +0000

People buy the Bravias to cover up the ozone hole anxiety. Besides, if it’s the End Times anyway, we might as well live it up.

Interesting, isn’t it, that the conservatives and liberals agree on one thing, and that is: End Times. Here we are.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:41:27 +0000

Vikkitikkitavi – Somehow it does not compute that you’re doing anything “conservative.” Heck, I see you’ve even taken the “Christ” out of “Christmas.” Together, let’s continue the War on Christmas, until we have captured it’s capitol and enslaved it’s peoples!

By: vikkitikkitavi

vikkitikkitavi — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:36:13 +0000

I know what you mean! I’m having a conservative Xmas myself. I just have this feeling like something really really bad is just around the corner.

By: Larry Jones

Larry Jones — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:58:32 +0000

Ron - The plural of "manifesto" may be the least necessary one in the language. I mean, who has time to write more than one? They tend to be very long, with convoluted logic that's hard to remember if you want to be consistent when you're working on the next one. And the primitive cabin setting (or worse, prison) is not one you'd want to get back to a second or third time. Still, if I were a fevered romantic revolutionary I'd go with "manifestae." Let the privileged elite try to look that up.

By: Ron Whatshisname

Ron Whatshisname — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:43:43 +0000

Don’t get nervous.

man·i·fes·to (mān’ə-fěs’tō)
n. pl. man·i·fes·toes or man·i·fes·tos
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature.

Either/either they said. Can’t make up their minds?

Anyway, stay away from your dictionaries, ’cause that’s where I hid the microphone–don’t wanna make you jumpy.