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144 pages, Paperback
First published September 16, 1998
I would like to apologize to my family, who have stood by me, and especially to my wife Karen. A wiser and more loyal spouse could not be found. (1)Well, those examples don’t seem very funny out of context. But on the page, surrounded by more mundane lines, they did make me laugh.Many very fine writers are intimidated when they have to write the way people really talk. Actually it’s quite easy. Simply lower your IQ by fifty and start typing! (10)
Last week in Los Angeles, I realized that the birdbath in my garden is by Raphael. (13)
Many people are surprised to find out that the sledgehammer has only one moving part: it. (48)
In the last ten years, the sledgehammer has come into its own, finally recognized for what it is: a tool, a thing, and a heavy object. (50)