[John] Evelyn was astonished at the immense number of pictures he saw in the Dutch fairs. He attributes the briskness of the trade in paintings to the necessary limitations of the country. The farmer or the citizen of sea-locked Holland, unable to lay out his gains on tracts of land, found a medium for speculation or investment in these works of art.

Jimmy was seven and had just finished first grade, so that made Nancy our caboose baby — our bonus child — our swan song.

I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze on this one ... maybe I'll just take the hit on the exam and learn it later.

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.