Banal Minutiae

This is a place for Grant, Gretchen, Claire and Charles to keep track of what's going on in our lives and keep our friends and family updated as well.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Over at The Huffington Post Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy.

It's a tongue-in-cheek article that I thought Gretchen would like. Here's an excerpt:

The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying, "Okay, subject, predicate, subject predicate -- we get it, stop showing off."

The president-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.

"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Bike travel trailer

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Not quite tent & porter service, but pretty cool nonetheless.