Circumlocution - the use of many words to express an idea that may be expressed by few






"Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years."  This is not a good example of circumlocution.  However, based on the last couple of debates, here is how the circumlocutional John McCain might have answered Katie Couric's question about magazines and newspapers:  "My friend, I enjoy perusing a great number of periodicals and publications.  Although it's difficult with my busy schedule, every morning I read the following periodicals: "The Wall Street Journal", "Financial Times","Arizona Republic", "New York Times" and "Investor's Business Daily."  My friend, as far as magazine publications are concerned, I subscribe to "The Economist", "The Atlantic Monthly", and "Newsweek".  I used to be an avid reader of "Time", but that one has been on the cover so many times during the past year I had to cancel my subscription....heh, heh heh.  You know, my friend, reading is almost as important as pointing out that my opponent is going to raise your taxes.  My friend, as both a maverick and a reformer, I won't raise your taxes.  Not one penny.  That one will, and my friend, it's simply wrong."







Although Elgin Baylor hardly distinguished himself as the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, the news that Mike Dunleavy is now both coach and GM shouldn't cause Billy Crystal, Frankie Muniz and the other two dozen hardcore Clips fans to rejoice.  I haven't liked Dunleavy as a player (small, slow and one-dimensional), coach (stubborn, inept, and lacking in creativity), or general manager (drafted Danny Fortson in Milwaukee and convinced Baylor that Yaroslav Korolev was the next Nowitzki).  I do like a lot of the personnel on the current Clipper roster, but am not very confident that Dunleavy can lead the team into the playoffs in the competitive Western Conference...






Even though she is #11 in the Dashtacular Dozen, "Esquire" says Halle Berry is the Sexiest Woman Alive...







Here is one more picture of Halle exuding her sexiness...








A New Jersey landmark is about to close and many East Coast softies/transplants are shedding a tear.  Having sampled Carvel's soft serve ice cream on a couple of occasions, I was largely unimpressed.  Not bad by any means, but certainly not the "be all end all" of ice cream.   The people who swear by Carvel ice cream are the same people who are convinced that New York cardboard...er...pizza slices are vastly superior to Chicago style deep dish.  I mean come on, that isn't even a debate.  Deep dish rules...







SDSG Public Service Announcement:  Look out ladies, recovering sex addict David Duchovny has been released from rehab and is roaming the streets of Southern California...







Perhaps Luke Walton's stalker will now set her sights on Special Agent Fox Mulder...