christian humor ...

"I don't have the page numbers, but it's definitely near the middle."

--guy at church, of Psalm 103

Maybe you had to be there ... and be me ... but it was hysterical!

a good rule of life

Don't wear more make-up than you can comfortably touch up in an elevator ride.

the oddities of life

The other day I found myself seated snugly between two very different conversations at Max Brenner. One was a young couple obviously on a first date, desperately trying to impress each other and making sure they laughed at exactly the same things. The other was a group ranging in size from two to four who seemed to be advancing an oddly corrupt business scheme onto others. I, however, didn't fall for either conversation.

there's a word for these words ...

What is the word for words that have two opposite meanings? Like cleave or sanction(s)? Whatever it is, I thought of another expression that doesn't quite fit, but I think deserves a mention in the same category: give it up. It can mean "to quit," or also to clap frenetically, as in, "give it up for your Cincinnati Reds!"

And then there's words (I know there's a different word for them) that just have two utterly and completely different meanings that aren't opposites -- like peer (n., person of a similar age or rank vs. v., to look intently) or lap (n., what happens to your legs when you sit down vs. v., to drink like a dog).

Don't you just love letters??