Until later,

Kelly

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Nick always knows how to turn a real need into a super laugh. That’s how to be remembered and be influential. Which of course, is why I remembered you when it was time to change up our Saturdays. Thanks for the laugh and for making me think!

I’m not old enough to remember (whew! something I’m not old enough for!), but a colleague told me that Saturday delivery in the U.S. is a fairly recent thing, that came along with the direct mail explosion. Still, what struck me was that when your boat is leaking, poking more holes in it is NOT the answer…

Karen,

Glad you like it. I think putting old friends and new together a la Mrs. Parker will suit our weekends here at MCE nicely. And I can never find enough opportunities to work my favorite reads into my regular posts, so heeere goes!

Benchley,

You shoulda married her. She loved you, y’know.

(There are no stories about Dorothy Parker that are not my favorites. I’ve always been a huge fan.)

For a guy who said he was gonna ease up in ’09, you sure have been on a roll, Bob. Keep that rapier sharp—but please don’t point it at me!

Regards,

Kelly

She was late (as usual) with a piece for the New Yorker. She finally turns it in weeks after it was due. The editor asks her why it was so late. She says,”Someone else was using the pencil.”

Best,
Benchley

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