I found out that while I was in the hospital last week, the children’s hospital patients literally the next building over got visited by a speckled miniature horse named, and I’m not kidding, “Freckle Butt Fred.” Never in my life have I felt more bummed to be a grown-up.
That summer I took kids classes on crime scene investigation and creative writing back-to-back apparently ended up being far more formative in my career choice than I was previously aware.
then there's the shmucks like me who only got into journalism because we love writing and were alarmed when we found out we also have to be private detectives
In addition to big changes including healthcare, Stylebook Editor Anna Jo Bratton shared some smaller AP style updates at the ACES conference:
* “Couple of” always means two.
* It's kerfuffle, not kerfluffle.
* RSVP is acceptable in all references.
* Use “petted” not “pet” for past tense.
Bit of Michigan trivia for your post-election Wednesday: Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud was reelected last night for the 51st time. Per @StatistaCharts she surpassed the world’s longest consecutive head of state, Cameroon’s Paul Biya, plus Gaddafi & the former ayatollah.
My job has recently moved into a shared coworking space and they have an espresso machine in the kitchen. The levels of caffeination I am about to reach on the daily are unprecedented. Unfortunately the boss won’t let me expense latte art classes.
HUGE NEWS for editors: the AP has changed its style guide. It's now "healthcare" (not "health care") and "childcare" (not "child care") https://t.co/189NypUkyo
whenever you tell someone at a party you’re a journalist and they clamor to clarify that they’re “off the record” it’s like. you just told me a story about your cat throwing up after eating funfetti cake batter. should we call the new york times? should we invite bella hadid ?
Strobe lightning lit up the sky above the S.S. Silversides in Muskegon tonight 🌩️🌩️
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This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10