The old saying sure is true: You learn something new every day. And today I just learned that I’m a fiancé and Jen is my fiancée. I had no idea there was even a difference. But sure enough, according to the ol’ Merriam-Webster, it’s true: Main Entry: fi·an·cé Pronunciation: “fE-“än-‘sA, fE-‘än-” Function: noun Etymology: French, […]
Entries from December 2002
Fiancé vs. Fiancée
Monday, December 2nd, 2002 · Comments Off on Fiancé vs. Fiancée
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The Donnas
Monday, December 2nd, 2002 · Comments Off on The Donnas
I read this review of The Donnas show, which we went to Saturday, in today’s Chronicle. The reviewer seemed to think pretty highly of the show, as did I. Although, as Jen pointed out, none of our group seemed to fit into the reviewer’s assessment of the crowd: “an awkward mix of newbie garage rockers, […]
Tags: anecdotes
Is “Bush a Sociopathic Personality…Incapable of Empathy”?
Monday, December 2nd, 2002 · Comments Off on Is “Bush a Sociopathic Personality…Incapable of Empathy”?
In this eye-opening and rather disturbing article from the Toronto Star, Murray Whyte (oddly enough, the paper’s entertainment reporter), reviews Mark Crispin Miller’s The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder. The book was originally supposed to be funny (about Bush’s slip-ups in speech), but turned into quite a bit more. What remains is a […]
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Wedding Gown Finalists
Monday, December 2nd, 2002 · 1 Comment
Traditionally, the groom is not supposed to know anything about his bride’s wedding dress, let alone see it before the day of the wedding. Jen and I are anything but traditional. Although I’ve decided that I don’t want to see her in the dress until our wedding day, I have agreed to give her my […]
Tags: wedding
Lazy Day, Web Site Away
Sunday, December 1st, 2002 · Comments Off on Lazy Day, Web Site Away
I love Sundays. Sadly, it’s the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend, but Jen and I had a great time (capping it off last night by seeing The Donnas at Bimbo’s 365 Club with James, Enoch, and Sharon — chick bands rule). Peter will maybe be coming back either tonight or tomorrow, since he heads […]
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