Incessant Rants
Whatever comes to mind at the time
Sunday 20 February 2011
Google Social Search
Sunday 13 February 2011
Revival
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Loosing My Mind…
This probably falls under the Rants category…
Why do everyone write “loose” when they really mean “lose”? It seems like only people who write for a living (authors, newspaper/magazine editors, etc.) know about the word “lose”. I can’t even recall the last time I saw someone using “lose” correctly in a comment. Probably never.
Argh!
Here are some definitions from Dictionary.com:
loose
–verb (used with object)
20. to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
21. to release, as from constraint, obligation, or penalty.
–verb (used without object)
27. to let go a hold.
28. to hoist anchor; get under way.
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lose
–verb (used with object)
1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
–verb (used without object)
23. to suffer loss: to lose on a contract.
24. to suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, or game: We played well, but we lost.
Maybe future spellcheckers should flag every instances of “loose” and “loosing” as errors, and politely ask the user “Do you mean ‘lose’ (‘losing’)?”
Lose that o!
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Bittersweet
You can cry when you are sad.
You can cry when you are happy.
But when you are hit with both at the same time
Crying becomes confusing.
Your emotions are being pulled
in two opposite directions.
Yet they arrive at the same result – tears.
Maybe it’s easier to treat them as one combined feeling
No! Just ignore their meanings
the events that gave rise to the feelings
And let them overwhelming me
Take me over
And cry my eyes out
Friday 20 March 2009
Trip to the Airport
Highlights of the (proposed) journey
Step 42: 5404 km
Step 103: 6243 km
Step 119: 4436 km
Looks like dad will have to wait at the airport for some time…
PS: Apparently our airport is called Melbourne International Terminal, although putting Australia at the end also does the trick.