NO NEW TANGENTS: An avid reader observed that my writing often goes a tad astray, as in careening off on tangents. I don’t agree at all, but are you pronouncing “careening” like karening or careeeeening? Anyway, I’ll work on corralling my careening.
Yes, I always listen to the input of my readers. I consider this column to be very much a team effort. As the famed saying goes: “There’s no ‘me’ in team.”
Wait a minute. Look. There’s an “m” and there’s an “e” in team. That makes a “me.” WTF!? When did they change that?
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