My friend wants me to set her up with one my buddies. I told her that I won’t do it unless she joins Facebook. What does she want me to do? Type an email about her and attach some pictures? What is this, the f*ing Middle Ages?ENJOYING: A SoCo Old Fashioned. Some may recall my quest to be just-like-Don-Draper, and with it my quest to learn to drink Old Fashioneds. All the sugar cubes and orange wedges in the world couldn't make that drink enjoyable. But, as soon as the man behind the counter at the liquor store suggested Southern Comfort in place of actual whiskey, I knew I'd be "an Old Fashioned man" in an instant. Two sugar cubes, splash of water, splash of bitters, and an orange slice muddled in the bottom of my Old Fashioned glasses, then filled with Southern Comfort and two ice cubes ...vioala! I'm an Old Fashioned man. SoCo Old Fashioned ...just like my SoCo Manhattans. I've successfully muddled myself into a renaissance man.
- Aaron Karo, author of Ruminations on College Life
BLOGGING: Elsewhere. Namely, at AsktheCommish.com. I'd prefer to call it a "column" and refer to myself as a "columnist", over there. Here, I'm a blogger. There (at AsktheCommish), I'm a columnist. At spunkybean, I'm an editor and Creative Director, and "contributer." Basically, I want you to be clear on how to refer to me when you're talking about me at parties or family gatherings. Oh, heck ...just call me a "writer" or an "author."
SPEAKING: Of spunkybean. Make sure you check it early and often, this week. I think Big Brother must be nearing its finale. Dear Casey writes about her misguided love affairs. Each Monday we tell you what to watch during the week, then on Friday, tell you what you should've watched all week. And I "contribute" to the weekly Mad Men Roundtable (posts every Tuesday morning). But most exciting is our All-Pilot Project where we (mostly EJ) tell you all about the new shows and whether you should watch them or not. First up was 90210.
REVIEWING: Read my "column" at AsktheCommish. Read this blog, every day. Read spunkybean. There ...that should keep you busy.
BY-THE-WAYING: I'm going to run a tri-athlon. Don't think for a second I'm going to keep that to myself.
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Do you actually "run" a triathlon? Last time I checked, swimming and biking is involved. Does Michael Phelps "run" in the swim lane? Did Lance Armstrong run up those mountains in France on his bike?
Then again, maybe you walk on water so you could run the swim leg and maybe you have one of those treadmill bikes?? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks for listening..... yes, listen... because I'm in your head....
Thanks for your concern, loyal reader. Actually, "run" is one of the most versatile words in the English language. Cars "run", trains "run", and stage performances have "runs." You seem to be restricting the definition of "run" to that of "moving swiftly while on foot with both feet leaving the ground during each stride." That's fair, and I suspect you are an immigrant or that you are bi-lingual and the English language is still confusing to you, and you only see "run" as a single-use verb. I'm using the verb form meaning "to go on a scheduled route" or "to participate in a race." "Race", which might also confuse you, has multiple meanings and I don't have time to examine them all.
Also, interestingly, a "run" also refers to "swimming in large numbers, as in migratory fish." That could also apply.
Though you may not believe it, I try to use fewer words whenever possible in my writing. I opted for "run" in place of "participate in a". And I just don't like the word "do."
I'm going to "do" a triathlon? I suppose. But I like what I wrote, and I appreciate your readership ...readers like you have given my blog a good run of it.
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