Garrison Keillor

English is the perfect language for preachers because it allows you to talk until you think of what to say. read more

English is the perfect language for preachers because it allows you to talk until you think of what to say. -Garrison Keillor.

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize I'm going to read more

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize I'm going to miss mine by just a few days

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they read more

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming.

Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for read more

Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either