In Excelsis

Posted: December 1, 2011 | Author: Najib | Filed under: Other | Leave a comment »

Thomas Hobbes calls laughter “sudden glory,” but I have no record of his opinion as to flatulence.

And yet my enemies praise the significance of silences.

Sultry Weather and Oral Tradition

Posted: November 20, 2011 | Author: Najib | Filed under: Other | Leave a comment »

Whenever we saw sunshine in the rain, Grandpa said Elizabeth Seton and Cotton Mather were making out in heaven.

Now I am the Grandpa and tell this to the little ones, except I say “totally making out.”