Jocelyn B
@thebookhooker.bsky.social
Editing, writing, teaching, and cooking in TN, USA
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I know this is very "so I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time," but I'm sad that there are no mid-dots in the headwords of the new M-W Collegiate 12th ed. I know only four people in the universe used them, and no one knew what they were really for, but I loved those li'l guys.
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I know this is very "so I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time," but I'm sad that there are no mid-dots in the headwords of the new M-W Collegiate 12th ed. I know only four people in the universe used them, and no one knew what they were really for, but I loved those li'l guys.
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Does Not Rhyme
-through
-cough
-though
-rough
-bough
Does Rhyme
-pony
-bologna
-through
-cough
-though
-rough
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Does Rhyme
-pony
-bologna
August 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Does Not Rhyme
-through
-cough
-though
-rough
-bough
Does Rhyme
-pony
-bologna
-through
-cough
-though
-rough
-bough
Does Rhyme
-pony
-bologna
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"move fast and break things"
those "things" are people, you sociopath
those "things" are people, you sociopath
June 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"move fast and break things"
those "things" are people, you sociopath
those "things" are people, you sociopath
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Thanks Microsoft Teams for that not-at-all-chilling message 😧
May 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Thanks Microsoft Teams for that not-at-all-chilling message 😧
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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Now they have come for the NEH, and with it my beloved Humanities Tennessee and Chapter 16, where I spent 10 years of my professional life. The fact that it was inevitable in this Orwellian year of 2025 doesn’t make it any less heartbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Opinion | Why DOGE Slashed the National Endowment for the Humanities (Gift Article)
Eliminating federal funding for the humanities saves next to no money, but it will cost the American people something precious.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Now they have come for the NEH, and with it my beloved Humanities Tennessee and Chapter 16, where I spent 10 years of my professional life. The fact that it was inevitable in this Orwellian year of 2025 doesn’t make it any less heartbreaking. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
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Tried to google the word count of On the Road.
March 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tried to google the word count of On the Road.
May I also submit “let that sink in”? I will not be told what to do by the bloviators! 😤
Can we retire the following two phrases:
Let me be clear
Make no mistake
It's peak bloviation and at this time I am unable to receive more firmly worded statements with no call to action.
It's not like these folks will listen to me. They're mostly listening to themselves.
Let me be clear
Make no mistake
It's peak bloviation and at this time I am unable to receive more firmly worded statements with no call to action.
It's not like these folks will listen to me. They're mostly listening to themselves.
February 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
May I also submit “let that sink in”? I will not be told what to do by the bloviators! 😤
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OFFSHORE author @ebharrington.bsky.social was interviewed for a recent episode of BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Thinking Allowed - Wealth - BBC Sounds
Offshore finance and a millennial history of the wealthy.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
OFFSHORE author @ebharrington.bsky.social was interviewed for a recent episode of BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
My friend and I enjoyed Nosferatu but decided Orlok could’ve been a little less globby and knobby
January 31, 2025 at 6:20 AM
My friend and I enjoyed Nosferatu but decided Orlok could’ve been a little less globby and knobby
How’s everyone’s Monday going
January 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
How’s everyone’s Monday going