Sunday, July 20, 2003

It's A Bird!  It's A Plane! It's Superman! Now I know what Eagle Pass has been missing all this time.  This town needs its own superhero standing in front of the Dairy Queen waving at everyone.  We used to have the dork standing in the chicken costume in from of Golden Chicken, but since that place closed down, I have no idea where the filthy chicken costume is or the whereabouts of the person (or persons -- a mystery never to be unraveled) who donned the chicken suit everyday. Speaking of unraveled -- were you aware that "unravel" and "ravel" mean the same thing?  They both mean to separate or clarify.  That's why I became an English teacher.  Who wouldn't want the job of trying to explain this to a group of fifteen year olds? Speaking of words that don't make sense -- where does the meaning for "I heard it through the grapevine" come from?  I was listening to the song yesterday when I realized I'd never questioned what a "grapevine" was supposed to represent.  Never one to let a question like that go unanswered, I may have found the solution this morning from a rather odd source. Back to Superman.  Since I still feel we need our own caped crusader in this town, and since I'll be leaving soon and therefore can't take the job myself, I'd like to invite any potential superheroes to go ahead and purchase a costume (you can find one here for only $50.  A bargain if I ever saw one) and then take up shop in front of Dairy Queen.  Or the Super Wal-Mart, if you think that's more appropriate.  Not only will Eagle Pass be a better place, but then we can also steal some of St. Cloud, Minnesota's thunder.  Goals that -- if we dare to dream -- are within our grasp. Related links: Superman's homepage Superman Super Site History of Superman's costume  The Phrase Finder:  which couldn't help me with "grapevine," by the way. 9:34:28 AM     |

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