A great song about books!
I tried to enable closed captions, but if the lyrics don’t appear, you can find them under the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8fKjItF-j0.
Fun Fridays
Fun Fridays – August 28, 2026
Rumors that this is photographic evidence of the antics of a certain literary agent are unfounded. But someone did take the photo.
Fun Fridays – August 21, 2026
This video has been around for nearly fifteen years. Very funny back then. Is it still funny now? Unfortunately, many online stores have yet to solve their checkout experience. What is your most aggravating online checkout experience? Please don’t reveal the store. That is something for their customer service site.
Fun Fridays – August 14, 2026
Collective Nouns Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to add three things to this list I found on the Internet in the comments below. A _______of Editors A________of Writers A________of Agents. Put your answers in the comments and have fun! Here are 50 examples: 1. Business of Ferrets 2. Labor of Moles 3. Mustering of Storks 4. Shrewdness of Apes 5. Gam of Whales 6. Smack of Jellyfish …
Fun Fridays – July 31, 2026
Since it is likely a hot summer day for those of you north of the equator, I thought today’s video might cool you off. A tutorial on how people in Northern Scandinavia do their laundry. Here in Phoenix, we just leave the clothes on the sidewalk where they burst into flames. Much easier. [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to the site to view it.]
Fun Fridays – July 24, 2026
Sometimes we must simply acknowledge the skill of others who can do what we cannot. The first 45 seconds of today’s video is a metaphor for what your manuscript will look like after a great editor slices and dices it into something unique and exciting. Of course, it could be just a potato being chopped up. But I prefer the word picture. Enjoy the skill of this chef! [If you cannot see the …
Fun Fridays – July 17, 2026
Can’t go too long without showing you more barbershop quartet brilliance. Enjoy this one about nursery rhymes from The Newfangled Four! (If you cannot see the video in your email newsletter feed, click through to our website where you can enjoy it.)
The Odd English Language: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
In the English language, there is a two-letter word that has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is UP. It is listed in the dictionary as an adverb, preposition, adjective, noun, or verb! (Click here for the Merriam-Webster Dictionary link and keep scrolling down the page.) There are over 30 definitions! I cannot claim total originality for what follows (I think variations …
Fun Fridays – July 10, 2026
The World Cup of Soccer is still going on with the teams whittled down to only a few still in the competition. There was a particular match played years ago that was captured on film by those odd men whose group is called Monty Pyton’s Flying Circus. This particular match between Greece and Germany is one that anyone with a modicum of philosophical knowledge will thoroughly enjoy. (The …