Lakeside Philosopher Pillows

"Let's not spoil this by falling in love, Luther."

'...the really big ones can be found.'

Bitchbark Canoe

"Nation-building never works."

'You lifted your head.'

"Ooooh, I bet that feels nice."

Academics At The Beach: The Old Man And The Sea

He can identify a fly taken by a trout at fifty yards range.

'Still think nuclear testing is harmless?'

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

A Poem about Sand

'Oh, come on - If you're gonna mess up my castle, take the whole thing.'

Shallow End (Slightly innocuous statements) - Deep End (a little more weighty)

"It ain't easy, Doc. There's a lot of pier pressure."

'How's the water, dear?'

"Wanna play 'Waitin’ on the Cable Guy'?"

How Relaxing It Is To Go To The Beach. . . How Close You Live To The Beach.

"We're not on vacation anymore. The company folded."

Meekness of Mr Pecksniff and his Charming Daughter

"Alarmingly, after five minutes the pool had come no closer."

Mozart on a lilo

'Perhaps we should leave details of the divorce settlement until after we are married.'

Chicken: the one-man show

'Wow, swimming IS great exercise! The bathroom scale I put down here shows I'm 20 pounds lighter!'

'Despite anosmia she fonded her penuche.'

How swimmers look and feel after a long swim.

As the years passed, Grandpa became more absent minded...

"Don't be afraid of sharks. They generally attack only when provoked."

Artist Misses the Point

"You're overthinking this."

"9-1-1, I'd like to report a great idea for a podcast."

Sigh...things wear oud, dust collects, people die... Why can't you just relax and enjoy life? Because one thing really worries me... Reincarnation, right? ou know me too well, woman.

Senior Investment Analyst R.G. Thornhill glimpses the Universe in a grain of sand and is not impressed.

'You have ear wax.'