In one motion Barry Rogoff has the ability to turn the stone into little more than pocket change. Which is why I was surprised I had to bring up the question of pressure
All the way back to the Founding Fathers, government offices were a fine place to look for humor material. A simple, “Where’s the restroom?” was good for an instant 600 word column you could sell for some mad money.
My conversation on first dates could have been the stuff legends were made of. But for a shy teenager my father’s offer was one more reminder that I didn’t even have the self-confidence to bribe my way into a second date.
Remember that scene in the movie "Concussion" where Albert Brooks’ character says that the NFL owns a day of the week? Apparently, it also owns the dictionary.