Happy Easter, or How to Trick 'Em Obey

Back in the 1960s, a friend who worked with me went to Portland to try out for the position of copy editor at The Oregonian. He was told just to observe and not to mark up any copy.

This was near Easter, and he kept seeing the phrase "Easter Sunday" go by, uncorrected. Finally, he looked around and slyly amended one piece of copy to make it read Easter Sunday. As he told me later, "Easter is ALWAYS on Sunday. I couldn't stand it."

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Here are some Easter cookies I been hoarding:








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My favorite word today is abdicate. Adj. V., reminds me of Idi Amin. Def.: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.