This week, I have decided to devote my entire column to thewriting styles of one of the greatest writers of all time -- LarryKing.
For those of you who do not know, CNN's King is a formercolumnist for USA Today. King was the master of covering variousrandom topics by using the classic "dot-dot-dot" format. His weeklycolumn was so unique that it inspired a recurring Norm McDonaldskit on Saturday Night Live.
Larry was not the first to use the ellipses-filled layout. And,he will not be the last...
Here is what is on my mind this week...
No decision has been made on whether or not my column willreturn this fall. It could all come down to the fact that theMemphis Grizzlies will not let me come back unless I agree to sellbeer in each of my columns...
Think about this for a moment: The U of M could have boughtevery student a watch with the money spent to build the clocktower...
Sometimes when I feel gutsy, I will click "I do not accept" onthe TigerLAN user agreement in the computer labs...
The best show on television is Fox's Arrested Development onSundays. The show keeps me laughing every week. I challenge you tofind a show with a better actor than the kid who plays AnYang...
When I get bored driving, I look around to see how manydifferent 107.5 bumper stickers I can spot on people's cars. I knowpeople who change their underwear less frequently than that stationchanges formats...
If I were Donald Trump, I would say "Kwame, you're fired.Bill,you're hired"...
I do not think I am alone in hoping MTV picks Memphis instead ofMiami for the Movie Awards...
Lab finals week is never as stressful as regular finalsweek...
I noticed that they (whoever they are) added two new questionsto the teacher evaluations this semester. I have always believedthat students were in need of a venue to voice their concerns abouthow a teacher uses technology in the classroom...
If I could have lunch with any two famous Memphians, dead oralive, I would choose Elvis and Snowbird...
I wonder if R.C. Johnson was ever in the ROTC...
I tried the new Doritos Rollitos this week. I was surprisinglyunimpressed. Usually, I am a fan of any chip that rhymes with mylast name...
See you next week.
