tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post8572832651565260044..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Short Trips vs. Long TripsLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-90693094046427375362011-03-10T14:56:43.876-05:002011-03-10T14:56:43.876-05:00He: 'Let me tell you about this great trip I t...He: '<i>Let me tell you about this great trip I took to St. Jacobs a couple of years ago ...</i>'<br /><br />She: '<i>Yeah, right (yawn)</i>'<br /><br />Seriously, though, I find my attention is caught if there is an element of the weird in the tale. For example, who in their right mind would ride a 50 cc scooter from San Jose, California to Alaska <a href="http://teamsymba.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow">and back</a> (13,000 Km)?!<br /><br />And, finally, just a moment! You accuse the <a href="http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address" rel="nofollow">Gettysburg Address</a> as being '<i>long and rambling</i>.' In fact, that speech is almost universally admired as a masterpiece of eloquence and of <b>brevity</b> (something under two minutes in a time when three-hour political speeches were the rule!).<br /><br />Then, again, even the Gettysburg Address would be too long for anyone's posting signature tag ... LOL!!Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com