KEB (she, her)

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• Commented on I should blog more, but ...
  David L @ 225: It's George Santos you're referring to. Matt Santos was a character on The West Wing series in seasons 6 & 7. He succeeded President Bartlet....
• Commented on Do my Laundry
  Birdbrain@284, It was pretty clear to me in The Delirium Brief that Zero was killed while waiting in 'Seph's car during the showdown at Nether Stowe House. Mo has been informed that Zero wasn't responding to hails ("Zero is round...
• Commented on Read an Excerpt from Season of Skulls
  I don't mean to belabour the subject, so I'll try to be concise. Fiction copyeditors are generalists, not specialists, and their resumés might not list any areas of unusual expertise. (My knowledge of the business is several decades out of...
• Commented on Read an Excerpt from Season of Skulls
  Having been a copyeditor myself (of textbooks, especially on history), I know that copyeditors are underpaid for the amount of work they're expected to do on short deadlines. And I wouldn't expect New York copyeditors to be well versed in...
• Commented on Read an Excerpt from Season of Skulls
  I just got around to reading Season of Skulls (hardcover), and I have to bring to OGH's notice the raft of mistakes it held, especially in regard to titles of the nobility and gentry. Although not an employee of the...
• Commented on The ends of education
  Should have added: Before I watched these documentaries, I had no idea that the peace conference left Japan feeling seriously shortchanged....
• Commented on The ends of education
  Not from the US, but highly recommended: A 2008 National Film Board (of Canada) documentary, about an hour and a half long, based on Margaret MacMillan's book Paris 1919: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjmpMY22lqg. A BBC (British Broadcasting Corp.) documentary, one hour in length,...
• Commented on Crimes against Transhumanity
  kiloseven @1472 said, "I would financially contribute if needed to keep this place open." As would I....
• Commented on Bad news day
  No, it was Big River in Canada. They shipped it on Feb. 23rd; I got it on the 24th....
• Commented on Bad news day
  I see via the Washington Post on Saturday that one Roman Abramovitch, owner of, among other things, a US$200-million home "just steps from Kensington Palace," has taken his private jet to Moscow. Though my 'nym will be unfamiliar to you,...