Sweet thank-you squirrel drawing by this guy.
Thanks to everyone who’s stopped by Squirrel Thoughts this week, no doubt because WordPress editors had the good sense to feature my Oxford comma post on Freshly Pressed (thanks for that, too, guys!)
This has been a rough week for me for personal reasons I may or may not get into later, so all the blog love has certainly lifted my spirits. (Especially from those Oxford comma-nistas out there who chose to pleasantly disagree with me. I know how hard that can be when you feel strongly about an issue …)
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And I apologize to anyone who’s had that Vampire Weekend song stuck in their head since reading it. If it makes you feel better, I can’t get it out of mine, either.
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Also — I know it might be hard to believe — this is not the first time I’ve freaked out and blogged about punctuation. I might feel more strongly about long-dash abuse than I do about the Oxford comma …
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Again, thanks for stopping by! I’m having fun checking out all your blogs now. See you again soon!
Squirrel Thoughts 
Posted by Greg Urbano on December 20, 2013 at 12:30 pm
I’m going to keep stopping by for writing tips!
Posted by shellilea on December 20, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Happy to be a new reader. Merry Christmas!
Posted by Allison on December 29, 2013 at 11:21 am
Merry (belated) Christmas, and happy new year! Thanks for reading!
Posted by Lorraine on December 20, 2013 at 5:45 pm
I enjoyed your rant! LOL
Posted by Allison on December 29, 2013 at 11:20 am
Thanks for reading!
Posted by biscuitfeatures on December 20, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Ah! Now I know what that song is about haha ❤ Vampire Weekend.
Posted by Allison on December 29, 2013 at 11:18 am
Other people are passionate about it! Thanks for reading!
Posted by Willow Feller on December 22, 2013 at 8:33 am
So glad you’ve been Freshly Pressed or I might not have found you. Your old post on long dash addiction is especially relevant to me–I love those puppies almost as much as I love rice cakes–the snack that everyone else thinks tastes like styrofoam–and I find myself utilizing long dashes everywhere but on the track field–which I admittedly never set foot on–hence the necessary consumption of lower-calorie snacks. Sigh. Sorry. As a fellow Montanan now displaced to a location within14 miles of the border, I’ll be following you with gusto!
Posted by Allison on December 29, 2013 at 11:07 am
Hey, I like rice cakes, too! Where in Montana did you grow up?
Posted by Soul Walker on December 22, 2013 at 7:53 pm
I am glad you were Freshly Pressed. Congrats and heres to things looking up. Cheers.
Posted by Allison on December 29, 2013 at 11:05 am
Thanks for reading!
Posted by sonatano1 on December 24, 2013 at 9:44 pm
I will admit that I use the long dash a lot. But I hope I don’t misuse it. Especially since I just wrote a post about how much I hate the misuse of ellipses. Am I a hypocrite? Damn, what a thought.
Also, congrats for the recognition. It’s always good to get.
Posted by Allison on December 29, 2013 at 10:54 am
Ellipses abuse is also becoming quite common. Thank you for reading!
Posted by Dani M on December 26, 2013 at 8:02 am
For a long time, I too have abhorred the Oxford comma, but I am now and will forever be a champion of the- dash…and ellipses.
Punctuate on!! Great blog!!
Posted by Allison on December 29, 2013 at 10:50 am
Thanks for reading …