Speed Demon

Off the Cuff Comment:
Every time I am driving I always try to do the speed limit but here lately I notice that all the other drivers are going around me by at least 10 miles an hour. Isn't there something that can be done about this?

My Comment:
Sure there is, ignore the speed limit like the rest of us and drive 10 mph faster.

©2007 Bartlesville Off the Cuff

The Heat is Gone

Off the Cuff Comment:
I read with regret that the co-founders of the HOT Market announced that they no longer have time to do it and that it will be ending. Since I understand many younger families have enjoyed the HOT Market, I don’t understand why the young professionals have not stepped up to the plate and offered their time to continue a very valuable community access which is probably as much oriented toward young families with children as are the new soccer fields. Where are you, young professionals?

My Comment:
My guess is that those young professionals with children are too busy with their own families to organize such an event. Those without children are probably more than willing to organize a HOT Market, if it included massive amounts of alcoholic beverages and flip cup tournaments. I bet some grandparent type retirees would be great at organizing such an event, and as luck has it, Bartlesville is full of them!

©2007 Bartlesville Off the Cuff

Size Matters

Off the Cuff Comment:
What’s the point of Bartlesville growing larger? So the city council and the mayor will have more money to spend, throw on the ground, paint the streets, rearrange the parking, something like that. I moved here from Tulsa because I couldn’t stand the big city. I hope it never grows. I hope it stays the same size. In fact, I hope it grows smaller.

My Comment:
You can only grow bigger, not smaller. See definition from Merriam-Webster Online, 2 a : to increase in size

©2007 Bartlesville Off the Cuff

Depends on the definition of 'is'

Off the Cuff Comment:

I happen to be a big fan of Newt Gingrich. I noticed in the Sunday, March 22, issue of Off the Cuff somebody accused him of being a hypocrite and an adulterer. I wonder if the person who called in can prove Newt Gingrich is a hypocrite and an adulterer. I think Newt Gingrich is a great person.

My Comment:

He is a great person... except for admitting to adultery... while going after Clinton for the same thing... which makes him a hypocrite...

©2007 Bartlesville Off the Cuff

Permanent Vacation

Off the Cuff Comment:

You read all the time about people complaining that if you live in the United States you should be able to speak the English language. I agree with that, but turn the hand over. When you go to Mexico, did you learn their language? When you go to Brazil, did you learn their language? It works both ways, not just in America.

My Comment:

I really don't see a difference between "live" and "go to." Do you?

©2007 Bartlesville Off the Cuff