This week I am teaching my students the word wistful. It’s a fabulous word.
In the fall 1991 I had just relocated back to New Jersey after four fun years in Boston. I had just broken up with my girlfriend, decided not to attend the Culinary Institute of America, and was trying to figure out what direction to head my life toward. I treated myself to a much needed Jerry Garcia show at the Spectrum. It was the first time I saw him play Shining Star. What a beautiful version of this Manhattans song. Life was good for a still 20-something young man.
Alas, there are no more Jerry shows to pick up my mood.
This scrolling sign is the frequent home to misspellings. We find it humorous. For the record, the apostrophe represents letters that are missing in a contraction. The apostrophe belongs at the beginning of the word.
Nevertheless, ’tis the season to celebrate Christ. Rejoice!
What to do on vacation but watch Tony Bourdain On Demand? I have his episode from Chile on. He and his crew were in Patagonia. He explained how wonderful it was down there. He then related an incident that happened to his editor in a drunken state the evening before. The conclusion?
Any time you hear the words ‘hot-tub-related injury’ clearly life is not sucking.
