It would be hard teaching a shepherd dog to herd cats, or even to herd sheep, before he leaves off his puppy ways and shows himself ready to become a good shepherd.

I am such a butterfingers. That’s the third drink I’ve spilled today.

This camera has autofocus, so it's more expensive.

Green creatures extending first one leg, then another after blasts of water have failed to send them down memory's drain: you can practically hear them scuttle, pointed leaves raised defiantly like crab pinchers above the arborite of our countertops.