Toronto: tall things made of stones!

It's teaching and travelling season. Other people are travelling, which means postcards. I am teaching, which means that language is magnificent and I must show them.

Linguistic Relativity

Language is culture! In Edmonton, for example, we have 40 words for snow should f*ck off already this is spring.

Steve: Earl Gray, hot.

If you know Steve, you'll be as pleased as I was at how Google had me prove that I was human for him.

If you don't know Steve, do so.

Feelin' hoopy

I spilled my tea all over the fancy electronic desk I teach from, right in front of the international law professor I had just met who teaches after me. Thank goodness for Douglas Adams

GO AND BACK UP YOUR WORK NOW. RIGHT NOW.

NOW. DO IT NOW.