Author Archives: Foxworld

Of Giraffe Tests and Swan Meat

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Foxworld

Besides Fox’s World, since 2007 I have also maintained a blog called Stormhorn.com dedicated to storm chasing and jazz saxophone. Ironically, two of that blog’s perennially favorite posts have nothing at all to do with either storms or jazz. Both are … Continue reading →

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Chain Letter Madness

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Foxworld

Remember chain letters? You’d receive one in the mail, unsolicited, and it would request that you make ten copies of it and mail them to people you knew. There were incentives for doing so, some positive and some negative. If … Continue reading →

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Writing Tip: Do You Overuse Parentheses?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Foxworld

You know parentheses? (Those little crescent-shaped thingies?) Well, sometimes they drive me crazy (overuse, lack of clarity, fuzzy writing). I have nothing against parentheses in themselves. I’m just not so fond of them that I crave a steady supply. Used … Continue reading →

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