My favorite Master(s)

Hey everybody, how the heck are you all on this fine Wed-nesday? I am up late after a nice little evening of basketball play on the eve of Alison's graduate school graduation. She will be the proud recipient of an MSW (masters of social work) tomorrow from Columbia University. What can I say? She's dating down. I'm looking forward to a day and rest of week full of celebratory family fun with Alison and her friends and family. I wonder if they will play pomp and circumstance or if that is just for high school graduation. I don't remember if they played that at all during college graduation, but I figure when you get a graduate degree they probably step it up musically speaking. Perhaps some Amy Grant or something. Congratulations, Alison. I think I speak on behalf of everyone reading this when I say "we're proud of you." Right guys?

Guys (in resounding chorus): Right!

See, I told you.

Anyway, it's late and I need to sleep, but I fear I might not have a chance to stroke these keys again tomorrow so I just want to squeeze out a little more.

How pointless are pronunciation keys in dictionaries? I think it's safe to say that anybody who knows the significance of the schwa (that upside down rotated e) and has a mastery of his or her umlauts probably knows how to pronounce naïveté in the first place. Show me the person who can't figure out to pronounce a word but then looks at the pronunciation key and then says "oh, now I get it, I was incorrectly putting the accent on the diphthong. It's actually debonair. " How hot is the word diphthong. I bet speech therapists run into some serious doctor patient propriety issues when it comes to learning the nuances of the diphthong.

Time for this guy to hit the hey. Luckily I just got a fresh bale so it doesn't sting my palm as badly when I smack it. My last bale got all old, tattered and raw and the more I pounded the more blistered and calloused my hand got. It really started to sting something fierce. Glad that’s a done deal.

Go on ahead and have a pleasant day. My treat.