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Entries from July 2010

A Very Potter Musical / A Very Potter Sequel Review

July 23rd, 2010 · 5 Comments

For those of you who don’t know, A Very Potter Musical is an original two-act play (including some very catchy musical numbers) that was written and performed last year by a group of college students at The University of Michigan. When it was uploaded to YouTube, it became a big hit and earned close […]

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Tags: Video · Fun · Unsung Heroes · Satire · A Very Potter Musical · A Very Potter Sequel

Good writing tricks

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Who versus Whom
If you could replace “who” with “she,” it’s who. If you could replace “whom” with “her,” it’s whom.
Mrs. Dimwit consulted an astrologer whom she met in Seattle. (She met him in Seattle.)
Joyce is the girl who got the job. (She got the job.)
Which versus That
If you could put it in parenthetical, […]

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Tags: Writing

Consumer is a Subject, Citizen is a Verb?

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Okay, so this blog isn’t completely dead. I no longer hold any public office, so in theory I should be more willing to weigh in on societal issues. However, I also still hope to run for an elected office someday, and thus there’s always the concern about having my words come back to […]

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Tags: Political · Economics · Philosophical