Weeks ago, in the college football stadium within earshot of my house, the third-ranked Crimson Tide hosted the ninth-ranked Tigers from Louisiana State. In an interview posted on ESPN.com, SportsCenter anchor Neil Everett asks Louisiana State head coach Les Miles, “Coach, it may be more perception than reality, but it appears that [Southeastern Conference] coaches [...]
Monthly Archive for December, 2009
#8 – Baking
Posted in Reviews on Dec 4th, 2009
3 cups flour It seems that the older I get, and the more time I put into this ‘adult’ thing, the less invested (interested?) in food I become. I find myself growing increasingly tired with the banal necessity of having to constantly think about what to eat, when to eat it, when to go to [...]
#7 – "If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it"
Posted in Reviews on Dec 2nd, 2009
The chorus of Beyoncé’s smash hit “Single Ladies,” contains four befuddling pronouns. And while both “yous” seem to refer to the same ex-boyfriend, listeners might find it troubling to assume that both “its” also share a common antecedent. If, for example, the first “it” refers to the singer and the second does as well, then [...]