Discovered a great blog that documents “How writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days.” It’s got some of my favourites: Hemingway, Saul Bellow, and Kafka.
And don’t miss Benjamin Franklin’s diary.
I’m going to bookmark this blog and add it to my blog roll.
Tags: Artists, Blog roll, Diary, Journal, Routine of Creative People, Writers

Sharing your sorrows subtracts the pain, sharing happiness increases the joy, but what does sharing insults do? Go figure. Here’s my vote for the top 10 insults ranked on this site.

Your birth certificate is an apology from the condom factory.

Shut up, you’ll never be the man your mother is.

We all sprang from apes, but you [...]

The Oxford University has done the English language a commendable service by compiling a list of top ten irritating phrases in routine usage. Commendable because it was time somebody publicized this daily rape of the language. It is a great vent for the mass of men who genuinely respect correct usage, and show deep concern [...]

I have always wondered how amazing insights come to us in casual conversation. I can be a nasty, intrepid chatterbox when it suits me and most of my conversations are not necessarily meaningful. What interests me more is how in the course of “casual” conversation, thoughts veer in no particular direction but beautiful stuff spurts [...]

I usually don’t play games, which involve some degree of probability but this was interesting. Let me know how much you scored.
 
Tags: 100 Most Common English Words, English, Game, Quiz

Cracked.com has a humorous piece on the six emails you get when your company is headed towards Doomsville. While the article itself is humorous, folks at the receiving end will tend to agree it’s not funny. I’ve heard such experiences narrated to me. Heart-wrenching.
Also, did Ted up there leave for a job that seems [...]

Here’s a test of your word prowess. Tell me the meaning of these words by leaving a comment. No Googling or Wikipediaing.
fo c’ sle
gybe
Davy Jones Locker
amentia
scatomancy

More power to Google! Research just got easier.

…we’re launching an initiative to make more old newspapers accessible and searchable online by partnering with newspaper publishers to digitize millions of pages of news archives. Let’s say you want to learn more about the landing on the Moon. Try a search for [Americans walk on moon] on [...]

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