Whenever I'm around people with colds, I take extraordinary preventive measures. I wash my hands dozens of times a day, avoid touching my eyes and nose, and even use a paper towel to turn doorknobs. The result is that I catch the cold. There are, of course, hundreds of conditions worse than a cold, but when you have one, you really don't believe that.
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Most apologies are less than sincere. (That was said by a geezer professor in my geezer class. Like a good newsman, I attribute everything.)
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After decades of taste tests, I have concluded that pink and white Good and Plentys taste exactly the same.
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Many a truth is sung. Take these lyrics from "The Winning Side" by Robbie O"Connell: "Ah, but justice is a fickle thing./One law for the common man, another for the king. ... /And it's all justified when you're on the winning side."
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Here's a puzzlement that may take you all weekend to figure out: Come up with 10 combinations of coins that add up to 23 cents. Answer Monday.
