Please folks, let's use our grammar correctly: we graduate FROM high school, college or whatever. We don't "graduate

[Oeditpus Rex]

112. That reminds ne of a guy who was here

in my previous DU life. He was a newswriter for radio.

One night, someone commented on his sloppy writing here. He said something about saving his proper writing for his job and concluded with "If you want it good, pay my ass."

"Pay my ass," "It's only the Lounge" and "This isn't a graduate thesis" all strike me as excuses for not trying.

If there were an auto mechanic who saved hi most conscientious efforts for the new or expensive cars and half-assed it on the 20-year-old Chevies, what would you think of him?

Writing as well as I can, whether my own writing or editing someone else's, wasn't just my job, it was part of me. I can't understand not trying your best at anything.

(I fully realize there're people who, for whatever reason, aren't skilled at spelling, grammar or punctuation. Nobody's asking for the King's English, but just to give it their best and not make excuses. We all went to high school, yes?)