The value of good grammar

There is a popular quote by Mark Twain that goes:

Grammar does more than most of us give it credit for. For example:

This entire post is inspired by one of those forwards that my tweeting friend Dale loves so much ;)

I was tied to a chair and forced to read these (j/k) and giggled a lot. A lot of funny things would never happen if all of us were careful with our grammar. 

So I tip my hat to bad grammar and ill use of the English language. So much humor would be missed otherwise.

And in honor of it, I share the forwarded email.

The following are actual, unedited, notes written in patients' medical charts

-Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

-On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared completely.

-The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993.

-The Patient refused an autopsy.

-Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

-She is numb from the toes down.

-The skin was moist and dry.

-She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce.

-The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

-Skin: Somewhat pale but present.

-Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. ----, who felt we should sit on the abdomen, and I agree.

-Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

-She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.

-The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.

I'm Baa-ack!

I just got back from a fabulous vacation! And nothing says 'fabulous vacation' like a stop by the college where Mark Twain's wife graduated. Obscure? Perhaps but fun!
For me, the highlight of the college tour was seeing Mark Twain's private writing cottage. I drooled. Seriously, wiping my mouth with the length of my arm.

The funny thing is that I wasn't drooling for me (though who wouldn't want one of these?) I can't imagine being able to write all by myself. Who is keeping the kids from hurting each other if I am shelled away in a little hermitage?
I was drooling for my husband. He doesn't ask for much. He requires little upkeep. He is happy with simple hand-me-downs. But if I build him one of these I wouldn't have to get him anything for his birthday for the rest of his life.
Now to come up with the thousands of dollars.....better get back to writing (Bwaa-haaa-haaa!)

If you didn't notice I added a page to my blog. Books I've Read in 2011. I read (and reread) a strange collection of fiction and non-fiction books. I read a great deal more than this but I can't add it to my list unless I finish it (and I almost never read non-fiction, cover to cover, and I stop reading fiction when it gets boring or the library asks for it back.)
After perusing my list does anyone have any suggestions?

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow

That is a good ol' Mark Twain quote.

Procrastination really pays off sometimes. 

I remember as a child we used to have a lime tree in the backyard.
 A precious gift from a previous owner. 
I was quite fond of sour things and I just adored this lime tree. 
We had limeade, lime rickeys, and lime chicken. 

Then one year we just got lazy. 
I can’t recall if we went out of town that summer or we just ignored that poor lime tree 
but that year some of the limes didn’t get picked. 

And as those limes just sat on that tree the most amazing thing happened. 

They turned into lemons. 

A real lesson for life. 

Procrastinate and your limes might turn into lemons.