I can’t believe I haven’t posted on this before. Back 12 years or so ago when I was in AP English class at BCHS we discussed the introduction of gender-neutral pronouns into the English language.

• he/she = hesh (pronunciation: hɛʃ)

• him/her = himmer (pronunciation: hɪmɚ)

• his/her = hisser (pronunciation: hɪzɚ)

There you have subject, object, and possessive pronouns all wrapped up into one tidy little word where nobody can accuse you of being non-PC or sexist. Personally I use the masculine as a default when I do not know the gender of the person, but I believe it is worth a try, as in my post on shortening numbers, to change the pronouns for the sake of equality. Except where the number change was to give each number more efficiency by decreasing it to one syllable, this change is to promote neutrality.

Witnessed tossing a cigarette butt out the window at approx. Irving & 35th.

There’s a model railroading convention in Denver right now and this got me thinking, “what’s the largest and most impressive model railroad I can find?” It’s called the Miniatur Wunderland and it’s in Germany, of course.

I’m totally going to go here. It looks like I could easily spend an entire day here. This is now officially on my list of places to see.

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg - model building - model railway Hamburg.

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The cheaper alternative to a robotic lawn mower: Lazy Lawn Mowing – Smiths R Us.

This is a pretty cool idea.

Filling Mac Address Book Pictures with Gravatars – Smiths R Us.

Hmm. Let me think about this for a minute. $32780 for a fully electric vehicle (Nissan LEAF) with minimal maintenance or I could spend $8220 more for a vehicle that still uses gasoline (premium, nonetheless) and has 2/5 the pure-electric range. Sorry, Chevy. I think you missed the boat again.

If I want a long-range petroleum-powered car, I’ll drive my Golf. If I want to stay in town, I’ll go with a pure EV. Simple. Get off the petro!

G.M. Puts $41,000 Price Tag on the Volt - NYTimes.com.

It’s Captain Furillo from Hill Street Blues! Hooray!

How To Raise A Street-Smart Kid | Found Footage Festival.