Recap (6/29/2013)

Books added to my TBR list:

  • The Beast In The Garden: The True Story Of A Predator’s Deadly Return To Suburban America. by David Baron (reviewed by Instapundit)
    The story of cougars. No, not older women chasing younger men–Mountain lions. Once hunted almost to extinction, they are now making their way back into our towns–with potentially dangerous implications. According to Reynolds (the Instapundit), this is “nonfiction, but it reads like a thriller novel.”

Stuff I’ve Read:

  • 4 Subtle Changes in the English Language from Mental_Floss
    1. From infinitive to participle
    2. From present to progressive
    3. From ought to have to
    4. Increase in the “got” passive

    Not all of these changes are bad–but a few make me wonder. Why do we use the passive voice more often now? Does this indicate a lack of self-efficacy? Do *I* use the passive voice more frequently? Perhaps it’s time for another thought experiment.

Videos Watched:

  • A History of the Bathing Suit: Who says it has to be itsy-bitsy? (linked to by Challies)
  • It’s NOT about the nail
    Happy Food folk showed us this. Hilarious.

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