( Show me, don't tell me. A case in point. )

This morning we're off to the fair, and dang, it's cold. Okay, not freezing -- 54 degrees -- but brrr. Is this the harbinger of a bad winter, being this chilly so early in the season? I ain't got no idear.

Anyway, before that -- ( some bits about adjectives, adverbs, epithets, and making a story move faster. )

I've been trying to keep these things in a list in my head. I have, well, forgotten some I've noticed lately. But here are three things that kinda-sorta bug me. No reason to pass them along except -- yeah, they are the grammatical equivalent of stroking my fur the wrong direction.

( 1. A phenomenon I've noticed many times recently: Where's the period? )