I first saw him in his role as Joe, the abandoned husband in "Shirley Valentine."
But here's a plaque on the wall by a swimming pool that interested me: [ATTACH] ... inviting the possibility of passive diarrhea.
I do disagree with the sentiment of the plaque. Something happened. The sun shone on the site. Perhaps a bird landed there. Perhaps rain fell....
Regarding dived/dove No, it's a matter of preference for different segments of the English language. "Dived" is more common in British English,...
I guess it's time to quote James Thurber again: As for me, I still agonize whether to use "any more" or "anymore." And I still can't make sense...
If it held my interest for longer than a second, it's not "bad art." In this case, found myself looking at the eyes of the dogs, and felt a...
Two more from Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: "All persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental, and should not be construed."...
My guess is that was a nutria. They're in California, too, since some numbskull introduced them because their fur was valuable. They've found a...
"Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal who has the True Religion --several of them." --Mark Twain (of...
Elliot Rosewater's benediction to newborn babies: "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round...
I'm glad that we figured out what I meant to write. (And I am a he, not a she).
To this wonderful discussion, I can only add a cautionary note: Reading Shakespeare's plays is not the same as watching them. They were written to...
I've had a great affection for this poem ever since I read it in a book on poetry. It's a bit long, so I'll just post the URL here:...
You probably won't find alligator in the meat section in St. Louis, but it's not uncommon for it to pop up on the menus in Florida or Louisiana,...
As an ex-Catholic, my perspective would probably be different from one of the faithful. But it would depend on the theme, I think. If you're...
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