I just found this @ The Oatmeal: How to use a semicolon
Very funny… ya’ll know I’m turning into a punctuation Nazi in my old age, but check it out. Neatly explained, the proper use of the semicolon.
Household Vinegar
Honestly, vinegar and baking soda must be the miracle in every kitchen. Now I understand why Auntie Olga used to insist on the stuff. I am glad I took the time to pay attention while she bullied me into some of the most ingenious money-saving lessons. Many of them are to follow. Read more…
Photo by Taran Rampersad
Original photo here, for the doubters that I was in Trinidad at all, check the date and time. 
Sculpture in a Landscape 2006 Oil on Canvas 127 x 127 cm Artist: ERIC PENINGTON
I love profound scribbings, and this one is wonderfully apt:
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot in his notebook, CA. 1856 “Be guided by feeling alone. We are only simple mortals, subject to error; so listen to the advice of others, but follow only what you understand and can unite in your own feeling. Be firm, be meek, but follow your own convictions. It is better to be nothing than an echo of other painters. The wise man has said: When one follows another, one is always behind.”
via Doc Fray.
Which of course is nowhere near enough…but these are this week’s slightly random 15, in no particular order
Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me because I’m interested in seeing what books my friends choose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste rules in a new note, cast your 15 picks, and tag people in the note – upper right hand side).
1 Their Eyes Were Watching God – Zora Neale Hurston
2 The Autobiography of Malcolm X – As Told to Alex Hailey
3 The House of Spirits – Isabel Allende
4 Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel
5 The Lord of The Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
6 The Autobiography of Angela Davis
7 Roots – Alex Hailey
8 The Color Purple – Alice Walker
9 Othello – William Shakespeare
10 Parable of the Talents – Octavia E. Butler
11 The Dark Tower (1 – 7) – Stephen King
12 His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman Knight
13 American Gods – Neil Gaiman
14 Brown Girl In The Ring – Nalo Hopkinson
15 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou
When she stares at your mouth
Kiss her
When she pushes you or hits you like a dummie cuz she thinks shes
stronger than you
Grab her and dont let go
When she starts cursing at you trying to act all tough
Kiss her and tell her you love her
When she’s quiet
Ask her whats wrong
When she ignores you
Give her your attention
When she pulls away
Pull her back
Jeff Zeldman, standards guru
