There seems something vaguely ancient Egyptian about Henry G. Wooldridge’s 19th century cemetery plot which features “likenesses of those from Wooldridge’s past, including a childhood sweetheart or his great-niece (depending on the lore), all of his sisters, his horse named “Fop,” plus his mother, brothers, as well as other creatures great and small who had …
It’s pretty much all over the internet that the Oxford Dictionary have selected the emoji (a pictograph – picture image used in text messaging) “Face with Tears of Joy” as their word of the year for 2015. There must be an irony in the choice that I’m missing, and real words pretty much are failing …
This happened to me the other day. I asked Siri to play ‘Home’ (my recently acquired album by Josh Garrels). Nothing. Asked again. Pause. The selected song that played was ‘You Can’t Get What You Want’ by Joe Jackson. I promise this is true. For those who don’t know ‘Siri’ is the voice activated command …
File this one away in the illustration file under unintended (negative) consequences. Perhaps also under selecting the right tool for the job. From a variety of sources, this copy from WALB News 10. There’s news video at the link page. The anchors and law enforcement deliver the whole piece dead-pan, and the highlight picture of …
mgpcpastor's blog 