Go figure. In order to get the URL for the web site art that resulted from her Alaskan Expedition I Googled "Susan Morrison" (without the quotation marks), so surely that avenue will lead to the desired destination. I'm attempting to attach a photo of her & yours truly; she's a truly g...

I'm truly not her publicist, but if you'd like to take a peek at Susan Morrison's works to see why I thought your avatar might have been one of her drawings, click on this link (which I've had to type in two lines to avoid it appearing truncated in Preview): http://www.susanmorrisonstore.com/store/d...

If my previous pledge is to have any credibility: Good, bad or indifferent, I solemnly pledge that I shall forever refrain from mentioning the phrase again. And thereby probably become nearly unique (notice with twinkle in eye, please.) I'll have to let pass that portion of (my mentor and role model...

Slava presents me with a superlative framework of the "but if I went back, knowing what I know, might I not just repeat the same mistakes all over again?" dilemma, in this manner: When I was a child (a span which covered many decades) if someone offered a perfectly respectful opinion, well...

While I'm truly moved by Slava's comment: There is most definitely something wrong with this. David McWethy has also gone by the wayside. I feel it's presumptuous to post the name of a newbie like me who has yet to pay his dues with an obviously well-loved and, sadly, apparently-to-be-missed welcome...

Not to belabor the point, but: Wouldn't that depend entirely upon whether you were able to realize the mistakes of consequence in your life (didn't make any? Exit now and go directly to Heaven before you screw up for the first time) for what they were, and had the clarity of hindsight to realize tha...

Well, if "going back" means having an opportunity to make the same mistakes all over again, then I, too, would not want to endure what most resembles a do-it-yourself bris . "Wisdom," they say, "comes with age". It's been my experience that more often than not Wisdom te...

The difference between men & municipal revenue bonds is that eventually the bonds will mature....

Well, I'll be blowed!

I consider as wasted every day that I don't learn something; thanks to you I can now go back to bed for the rest of the day with a clear conscience.

Mac

I'm aware that this comment is doubtless an a priori indication of someone with too much time on their hands, but: In today's missal, Dr. G. notes that: Today's Good English Word is nothing but Old French affable, which French inherited from Latin affabilis "easy to speak". This adjective ...

I remember a situation I encountered during the reconstruction and remodeling of an historic old building: The part of the plans and specifications dealing with insulating the HVAC ducts, as prepared by the mechanical engineer, read: All supply ducts and return air ducts located in the attic shall b...

I believe the previously quintessential oxymoron--particularly in the Vietnam War era--was "military intelligence".

Having recently been enabled to experience the matter first-hand, I now am firmly convinced that the new top-of-the-heap oxymoron is "Social Security"!

In today's epistle, Dr. G. gives examples of oxymorons with this anecdote: In Play : When Judy Side came in wearing tight slacks, her friend Lotta Noyes (who was wearing loose tights), turned to me and said, "Good Grief! When Judy and I are alone together, things can get pretty ugly." When...

Phillip: If short puns are more to your liking, I've been told that the shortest one is: A punophile was put in prison and was told he wouldn't be released until he could come up with a pun befitting his predicament. He wasted not a minute: "O pun the door!". And thank you, by the way, for...

My grandmother--who was a child during the Oklahoma Land Run and became a gen-you-wine "Sooner"--and later sold guns & whiskey to the ...um..."Native Americans"--called it "Partial Post" 'til she could speak no more. Considering how long it took the USPS to deliver ...