I guess I should have prefaced my discussion of linguistics with a tongue in cheek. Since I’ve been on the ‘net for so long, I’ve seen an incredible amount of different linguistic forms that I would call dialects. People on the ‘net tend to write as they speak and that lends to some amazing and wonderful forms.

What I’m learning from linguistics is that we, as humans, can be so discriminatory in our beliefs of language. Many who speak what would be considered Standard American English call those who speak African American English uneducated or ignorant. That is so far from the truth. They speak a DIALECT of English…not unlike our own. This is akin to the English, who speak the Queen’s English, or proper English, calling those who speak Standard American English ignorant. It’s simply not true and it’s ignorant on that person’s part to say so.

This week we are discussing the linguistic differences between men and women. Heh. This should be interesting.

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I’m feeling better, physically, after my fall. I have a bruise the size of Asia on my left hip and it’s a pretty yellow-green around the edges and mottled purple in the middle. Anyone wanna
see?

The residual effect, however, is a migraine that won’t go away. It’s lurking, behind my eyes, holding me hostage. Blech. Yesterday it was bad. Today it’s a bit subdued but still not
enjoyable.

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The men in my family (dad, brothers, brother-in-law) are coming over this weekend to put up fencing around my yard. I priced all of the supplies in December and it was under $1000 to fence an entire 2 1/2 acres. Since then, steel prices have gone up thanks to the laws signed by our president putting stiff embargos on foreign steel to try to save our steel economy and the prices have gone up by 50%. My fencing now costs over $1500…and I’m not happy about it. To feel safe in my own home, I have to subsidize our steel industry. Are they subsidizing me? Nope. And I could use it, too.

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The weather is beautiful right now. We are actually getting into the 60s which, for March, is not common. This is way above normal. However, on Thursday we’re supposed to get rain or snow.

Of course this would happen just as people are going to be working on my yard. It’s March, Murphy is an Irish name, and it’s Murphy’s law.

Ok…tha was a stretch but it was fun to make. Heh.