Read, re-read and proofread

This being my first write-ups where strangers would actually read it, I am
quite careful that it is grammatically sound and actually makes sense. Since
I have not paid attention to my grammar lessons during elementary it seems
that no matter how much proofreading I do, a couple would still escape my scrutiny.
Fortunately, I come across William Safire of the New York Times and his rules
for writers to guide me:

• Remember to never split an infinitive.
• The passive voice should never be used.
• Do not put statements in the negative form.
• Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
• Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
• If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition
  can be by rereading and editing.
• A writer must not shift your point of view.
• And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction. (Remember, too, a preposition
  is a terrible word to end a sentence with.)
• Don’t overuse exclamation marks!!
• Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of
  10 or more words, to their antecedents.
• Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.
• If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
• Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
• Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
• Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns
  in their writing.
• Always pick on the correct idiom.
• The adverb always follows the verb.
• Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague; seek viable alternatives.

Have I mentioned the Olympics is on now? Oh I did… never mind. At any
rate, I found this two cool cartoons :

Don’t get the first one? Here is a hint, the US Basketball team lost to Puerto Rico last Sunday

Here we are again to the offbeat side of the news :

News 1 : Work is for suckers…err uh.. I mean slackers

A French economist is facing disciplinary action from her employer after publishing
a book called “Bonjour Paresse” or “Hello Laziness”,
a treatise about “the art of doing the least work possible for your employer”.
Author Corinne Maier has been accused of attempting to “rot the system
from within” with her advice for what she called “neo-slaves of
middle management” and the “damned of the service industry”.
The book promises to teach you how to take advantage of the system by doing
as little work as possible and promises that your laziness will pay off because
the most ineffective people are promoted to senior position where they can
do the least amount of damage. See BBC

News 2 : His other T-shirt says “I am a stupid
idiot”

A drug dealer in the UK faces 30 months in jail after tips from the public caused
the police to raid his home. Apparently this dimwit has been walking around town
wearing a t-shirt, which read, “I am a dealer”. The police raid yielded
almost 18,000 GBP worth
of crack, cocaine and heroin hidden in his bedroom. (Quoted
from The Sun UK)