Linguist Harbert appears to have a trapdoor to Middle Earth
Not many linguists go hunting with flintlock rifle and powder horn or know how to weave a throw rug. Fewer still can translate Old English kennings about swords from first-hand experience with blacksmithing.
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Nothing like an understanding dad when kids begin to drive
By Joan Vesper Contributor One afternoon last May, a teenager had driven his dad’s spiffy Cadillac onto Tourmaline beach. He called for help over his cell phone, “Dad, I’m stuck in the sand.” “Call a tow truck and I’ll be right down.” It was late afternoon. The tide was rising. No sign at the top of the ramp had warned, “Lifeguard vehicles only.” The boy had thought this was a road to get closer …
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