Misc Stuff – Larry G. Overton

Mondegreen Monday #2

12/17/2018

December 17, 2018 Well, most of this Monday has passed, and I’m just now trying to write installment #2 of Mondegreen Monday and get it posted while it’s still Monday. As I pointed out last week, the definition of mondegreen is “a word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung.” Our culture is quite familiar with mondegreens as misheard lyrics. Sometimes the misperception is ludicrous, sometimes laughable, and often being totally plausible. In the Facebook…

Mondegreen Monday #1

12/10/2018

Larry

Mondegreen Monday

I’ve posted mondegreens on Facebook before, but I’m going to start posting them regularly. I will write them as blogs, then post the links to Facebook, on Mondays. Hence, “Mondegreen Monday.” In case some are unfamiliar with the term, I’ll start this inaugural installment of Mondegreen Monday with the backstory to the term “mondegreen.” It doesn’t have an etymology in the usual sense. Instead, it originated in the mind of a little girl listening to the reading of a Scottish…

Regarding Facebook: Whose Wall Is It, Anyway?

11/01/2016

Larry

Misc Stuff, Political Views

I’ve posted political views on my Facebook wall lately. Others have commented, and quite a few of those comments were contrary to my views. (And no, I was not surprised by this.) I have tried on a few occasions to reply, to reason, but the results were never satisfactory. People have made statements that are diametrically opposed to what I’ve posted. I have been told that because I do not agree with them, I have been duped. So, my policy…

Thursday, September 17, 2015

09/17/2015

Larry

Misc Stuff

Today I had my Thursday gig at Garden Estates. My singing partner Gail also knew about the yard sale at the Corpus Christi Birth Center, and brought some donations. Thanks again, Gail. Actually, I guess I’m thanking her for adding arranging with my honey to add to my “Honey do” list, so really, thanks for nothing, Gail! (Kidding.) So I got home from the gig, and Beth and her apprentices had already been at work clearing out stuff from our…