CRAIG CONLEY (Prof. Oddfellow) is recognized by Encarta as “America’s most creative and diligent scholar of letters, words and punctuation.” He has been called a “language fanatic” by Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams, a “cult hero” by Publisher’s Weekly, a “monk for the modern age” by George Parker, and “a true Renaissance man of the modern era, diving headfirst into comprehensive, open-minded study of realms obscured or merely obscure” by Clint Marsh. An eccentric scholar, Conley’s ideas are often decades ahead of their time. He invented the concept of the “virtual pet” in 1980, fifteen years before the debut of the popular “Tamagotchi” in Japan. His virtual pet, actually a rare flower, still thrives and has reached an incomprehensible size. Conley’s website is OneLetterWords.com.
Reblog if you've yet to have an informal and unscheduled ice-tray treat, "one of the pleasantest features of family life." From Family Meals and Hospitality by Lewis, Peckham & Hovey, 1951.
What a lie that we have equal work and play time. The typical 8 to 5 workday is 9 hours, and that doesn't include time to get ready or commute. Nor does it acknowledge that some (many) people need more than 8 hours of sleep. It's all an ugly lie. Also, if every day is a giant pie, no wonder so many folks stuggle with weight management. From The Business of Life by A. B. ZuTavern and A. E. Bullock and illustrated by Leo Thiele, 1936.