Mr. Vandergelder marries Dolly. Cornelius, Irene, Barnaby, Minnie, Ambrose, and Ermengarde all live happliy ever after, and there’s a big curtain call. Hello, Dolly! closed last night to a full house.
For those of you who missed the show, well, I’m sorry you missed it.
Catch me next time in … ?
I was a scholar when I was in school;
Now that I’m not I am naught but a fool.
What exactly is a “precise estimate” besides a contradiction?
It’s not the law; you will not be penalized for going against it. It’s just a good idea. At least that’s what some people say.
But why is wearing a ring on your left ring finger important in our culture? For some, is it a symbol of status, a declaration to the world that you are committed to another, or is it merely a good idea, silently asking others in your vicinity to avoid hitting on you? Is it a personal choice or religious sacrament? According to my research, men only started wearing wedding rings in the middle of the twentieth century. Those young men who were separated from their wives in WWII for long periods of time wanted a reminder of their girls back home. This romantic notion, coupled with the American jewellery industry’s successful marketing campaigns, led to most modern men wearing wedding bands. Before this time it was mostly the women who wore the rings, possibly harkening back to the days when they were regarded as property.
People would be easier to exploit if everyone followed the rules.
So the apparent end to my never-ending saga of trying to get my diploma from the administrative clutches of USC is officially “Oh, we didn’t have a permanent address on file.” Hmm, that’s funny. I never deleted my address from their system. Maybe it was a computer virus. Or a monkey ate the address because he thought it was a banana. They could’ve called… after three months. Oh, well. Red tape. The University of Superfluous Contrivances. We’ll see if the diploma gets here in a week. If it does… that was too easy. I was expecting a fight.