STUFF

Shakespeare wrote a play that sounds like it would be appropriate for all of this. It's called "Much Ado About Nothing."

Grammar

I listened to Miss Thynge, my English teacher for the seventh and eighth grade.  I have also referred to The Elements of Style by Strunk and White and Fowler's Modern English Usage from time to time, and I think I know a little bit about English grammar.  However, I would rather avoid the grammar and talk or write as common people talk and write.

This may point to my "common" upbringing.  I loved my "common" upbringing, so I will continue to write and speak as I normally speak and write, without being too much concerned about grammar.  If you catch me playing "fast and loose" with the English language, don't get excited, I'm probably just having fun.

By the way, Professor McWhorter doesn't like "very fun" and neither do I.  I think it sounds wrong regardless if it's an adjective or adverb.

Fraud 

The bipartisan Fraud and Scam Reduction Act was recently signed into law by President Biden. It's features:

It brings together Federal agencies, financial institutions and consumer advocates, to create a guide to prevent scams targeting seniors.

It requires the Federal Trade Commission to devise a better system for reporting fraud against seniors,

It requires making anti-fraud education more widespread.

Jokester Entries

Mensa Wordsmith Richard Lederer posted some  scientifically worded entries in The Funny Times for June 2022.  Here are a few,

What sound does a subatomic duck make?  - Quark!

NASA has built a new restaurant on the moon.  The food is great, but the place doesn't have any atmosphere.

What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-a-lantern by its diameter?  Pumpkin pi!

Two antennas got married. The wedding was just so-so, but the reception was excellent,

Junk Mail

I've written about this before.

I have always liked getting junk mail.  In fact, I devised a method to keep track of the different types of mail that I send or receive.

I don't have a middle initial, so I used that empty spot as a sorting trigger.

For instance: on my address label, a Joe A. Vaughan meant health-related mail; Joe B. Vaughan meant education-related mail; Joe C. Vaughan meant religious mail; etc.  

I gave a speech about this at a Toastmasters' meeting and the next week I was met with a massive pile of junk mail that my fellow members had saved just for me.

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