| | 
- 28 August 2007
- No. 5,587 (cartoon)
- Why can’t you stop hurting me?
Because I really haven’t started. 
- 29 August 2007
- Locked Up by the Gills?
- I read that a seven-year old girl named Alisha [no surname provided] foiled a robbery by telling the thief accosting her mother at a gas station to, “back away, back away, man.” Alisha chased the armed robber, but he got away. And a good thing for him, too, for Alisha had some harsh punishment in mind.
“He should be locked up by his gills,” she declared, “and towed to the police.”
- 30 August 2007
- Quoting Beulah
- I was talking with my mother this afternoon about this, that, and the other thing, when she remarked, “In a hundred years no one will know the difference.” I told her I liked that line, and was surprised to learn that she was quoting Beulah, her mother and my grandmother.
How ’bout them apples? I remember Beulah using that phrase frequently, and another one as well. “You’re a good boy,” she’d often say to me, “and when I find out what you’re good for I’ll let you know.” Unfortunately, she went to her grave without ever telling me.
- 31 August 2007
- More than a Clever Title
- I’ve been reading a number of reviews of Marcus Chown’s book, The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead. I love the brilliant title, but can’t figure out what the volume’s about after reading half a dozen assessments. This could be one of those unusual circumstances where I may actually need to read the book.
- 1 September 2007
- Fiona’s Liquidity Event
- At first, I didn’t understand what Willy meant when he said he was going to “Fiona’s liquidity event.” Willy then told me that Fiona explained, “You can marry more money in a day than you can earn in a lifetime.”
“Fiona sounds like a real sweetheart,” I opined. “Well, at least she’s not innumerate,” Willy replied. “It’s a practical wedding, and I’m going there because they’re serving enough salmon to choke a blue whale.” I decided to have a liquidity event of my own, and grabbed a couple of cans of Rainier Ale from the refrigerator.
- 2 September 2007
- A Mignon Fogarty Smile
- I’ve been listening to Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing for some time. The broadcasts haven’t noticeably helped my grammar, but that’s not why I listen to them. I know that Grammar Girl’s real name is Mignon Fogarty, and just thinking about the name, Mignon Fogarty, makes me smile.
Mignon Fogarty, Mignon Fogarty, Mignon Fogarty, try it!
last weak | index | next weak
©2007 David Glenn Rinehart
| |
