Category Archives: JibberJabber

Essays, assorted nonsense.

On Subway

Friends from out of town who visit me here in Seattle have commented that we have a lot of Subways (as in the sandwich place), and fewer of the other types of fast food outlets that you see elsewhere in the US. Here’s another one “coming soon” by the ferry terminal that I saw the [...]

yes!

http://pitchfork.com/news/37457-soundgarden-to-reunite/
extremely not lame.

Rose Melberg

I saw Rose Melberg tonight! I even met her and shook her hand. For those not in the know Rose was in the Softies, and is one of my very favorite songwriters and singers. Top 5 favorite. Rose is in the middle of her first tour in a long time, and [...]

Hmm

Your Linguistic Profile:

75% General American English

15% Yankee

10% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
I’ve heard it a million times, but I never knew what “kitty corner” meant until I took this test.