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More Things that Don’t Make Sense to Me… Or Are Just Plain Wrong, Part 2

On our new house front and side entrances, we have those new-fangled doorbells that have cameras. They also have “repeaters,” gizmos that make sure the ringing doorbell can be heard on every floor. We can, on our smart phones (and on my smart watch, too) see who’s at the door and even, if we aren’t fumbling too much to find the app, talk to them. The bell is audible inside the house, and also outside, playing Westminster Chimes. So, why do some people feel the need to follow up making… 

Things That Don’t Make Sense to Me… Or Are Just Plain Wrong

Call me persnickety, but there are some things I’ve seen—a lot—in books that, as the title says, don’t make sense to me, or are just plain wrong. One of the most glaring things that doesn’t make sense is where people land when they do a pratt fall, or where they drop things or where they put things: the ground. Now, if these clumsy characters are in the garden, it’s okay to fall onto the ground. But seriously, unless a character lives in what the pioneers called a “soddy,” a house…