Monthly Archives: August 2013

Spouses in the House

Elmore Leonard cautioned us never to open with the weather, but sometimes I get reckless. The chilly blast that swept through the coffee shop foretold summer’s end and perhaps a final farewell to flip-flops for my aloha-attired friends. The young … Continue reading

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Extra Lex: Arcane Animal Adjectives

Find a musteline way to say someone is slimy in this Mental Floss post.

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