Words & Language: January 2004 Archives

This quote is the kind of material that reminds me of why I like to listen to Prairie Home Companion and The Writers Almanac. Garrison Keillor is a genius with words, with both an ear for interesting words and a knack for speaking them with a delightful midwestern cadence.

When I last went to Summerfest, in Milwaukee, I saw James Taylor in the amphitheater. The review in the paper said that Mr. Taylor was like a favored pair of old blue jeans, "soft in all the right places, and tight in all the right places." This sums up how I feel about Mr. Keillor's radio work as well.

The question I am left with is the following. If we desire to recapture the feeling of seeing and feeling the world as we did when we are children --- perhaps my time would be better spent trying not to teach my children to see the world the way I do.

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

Arlitia Jones, which I discovered via the Writers Almanac.