Ken Aaron
@kenaaron.bsky.social
Adirondacks and writing and editing and skiing and hiking and crosswords and stuff. Ask me about getting a colonoscopy.
Maybe the “Sledge Hammer” writers are available
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Maybe the “Sledge Hammer” writers are available
Next they'll tell me they faked the Moonraker landing
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Next they'll tell me they faked the Moonraker landing
I worked in a video store with a back room. Those tapes never came back rewound. Read what you want into that
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I worked in a video store with a back room. Those tapes never came back rewound. Read what you want into that
As I said to somebody yesterday, who was in an argument with the dictionary(!): pedantic AND wrong is quite a combo
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
As I said to somebody yesterday, who was in an argument with the dictionary(!): pedantic AND wrong is quite a combo
I think language changes, our own preferences notwithstanding.
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I think language changes, our own preferences notwithstanding.
@merriam-webster.com somebody want to weigh in
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@merriam-webster.com somebody want to weigh in
Pedantic AND wrong. Good combo. You go ahead and argue with the dictionary. It's also OK in the AP Stylebook, btw.
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Pedantic AND wrong. Good combo. You go ahead and argue with the dictionary. It's also OK in the AP Stylebook, btw.
Merriam-Webster doesn't care
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Merriam-Webster doesn't care
It’s one insurance, Michael.
a woman is sitting at a table in a living room talking to a man .
Alt: From Arrested Development: Lucille asks Michael: it’s one banana? How much could it cost, $10?
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It’s one insurance, Michael.
My father owned a factory that made women’s coats. (My first job was bagging the coats before they went on trucks.) I loved reading this. Thanks for the education! I really enjoyed the video. These are his shears, I’d guess they’re at least 50 years old.
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My father owned a factory that made women’s coats. (My first job was bagging the coats before they went on trucks.) I loved reading this. Thanks for the education! I really enjoyed the video. These are his shears, I’d guess they’re at least 50 years old.
Ok, fair. But if a human wrote that response, they have an uncanny way of writing like a bot.
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ok, fair. But if a human wrote that response, they have an uncanny way of writing like a bot.
OpenAI’s response is so obviously written by ChatGPT
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
OpenAI’s response is so obviously written by ChatGPT
New Yorkers are famously concerned with Masshole opinions
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
New Yorkers are famously concerned with Masshole opinions
Has anybody reached out to David Berkowitz
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Has anybody reached out to David Berkowitz
“Do better” has got to be among the five most annoying phrases in the language
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“Do better” has got to be among the five most annoying phrases in the language
12 judges appointed by Trump are facing deportation? whoa
November 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
12 judges appointed by Trump are facing deportation? whoa
“Based on your Zestimate I was expecting better candy”
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“Based on your Zestimate I was expecting better candy”
Breakfast of kings. (Maple syrup added.)
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Breakfast of kings. (Maple syrup added.)
Press secretary rule #1: don’t get Chotinered
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Press secretary rule #1: don’t get Chotinered
Don’t threaten me with a good time
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Don’t threaten me with a good time
Danbury Fair in Connecticut, too. Still hasn't sunk.
October 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Danbury Fair in Connecticut, too. Still hasn't sunk.
apparently the em-dash hadn't been invented yet so the writer just beat the ellipsis into the ground instead
October 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
apparently the em-dash hadn't been invented yet so the writer just beat the ellipsis into the ground instead
Unlock the “I speak English good” scholarship by returning an edited envelope
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Unlock the “I speak English good” scholarship by returning an edited envelope
When a disgraced former governor goes on TV to tell you he’s the real victim of his own bad behavior, I think we need to applaud his brave reckoning, don’t you?
October 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
When a disgraced former governor goes on TV to tell you he’s the real victim of his own bad behavior, I think we need to applaud his brave reckoning, don’t you?