Published Oops!strictly editorial

October 12, 2006

The afternoon is lovely and inviting, as they so often are when one should be productive. On the desk now is a Sage editing test ready to submit, a novel manuscript waiting for an assessment report, word and changes to eight journal articles on which I'm still waiting, and several letters to publishers to be written. In sum, virtually nothing. Despite the glorious day, and possibly because of this morning, I'm not playing hooky.

This morning? Scheduled for the tiger cub watch at the zoo at eight o'clock, I went down several flights of stairs to find my car with a dead battery. This evolved into a frantic 8-mile bike ride there and then back again afterwards —lordy but they're adorable and Mama most impressive. In time AAA appeared to replace the DCB, which they did at some $50 less than the Subaru place would have charged me. At any rate, that took the wind out of my sails for the day.

I'm now noticing egregiousnesses posted by legitimate publishers online.

— "Site of Amish Schoolhouse Shooting Razed" ... hmmmmm