Monday, September 21, 2026

ampersand writing

These are a few of my favorite things:


PB&J sandwiches for lunch and dinner

cottage cheese & fruit cocktail for a healthy evening snack

cookies & milk for dessert … anytime

Dana Lou’s sewing with needle & thread

cutting & trimming trees for a neighbor

BYU Creamery Pralines & Caramel ice cream served today at Deseret Book, SLC

Farr's Cherry Chocolate Chip ice cream & Hershey’s Special Dark Syrup in Ogden

reading & writing since I learned in 1st grade


sunsets & ocean on the Oregon Coast

(Kay & Ned certainly agree.)


AI Overview recalls “Name Evolution: [19th century] Schoolchildren reciting the alphabet would say "X, Y, Z, and per se &," meaning "and by itself, the character & is 'and'". Over time, people slurred "and per se and" into the word ampersand.”  — Reddit +6


Anyway, I use ampersand a lot for fast text, etc.