Hi Ben, The compliments don't get any better than that. Thanks! I'm so ready to leave behind the three hour a day commute that's beating me up. Ready to do some fishing I think. Terry On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:36 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Terry, > > > Oscar Wilde died too soon; he owes you one. > > > Well said, and happy retirement! > > > Ben > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Ballard" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 1:48:50 PM > Subject: Re: Twain on Moderation? > > I used to say "Moderation is a good thing as long as you don't take it to > extremes." Sadly as far as I can tell, Twain didn't say the one about > moderation in moderation. When checking out one of these, I usually go to > Google Books and search ending in 1920. True that he said some gems in > speeches that may not have made it to print in his lifetime, but a zero hit > count is pretty telling. Unless it turns up in a speech, this goes to that > mountainous scrap heap of things that sound like Twain but aren't. > > Also, in case anyone out there is following my adventures, as of the 31st > I'm removing lines 2-5 on my sig file below, to be replaced with "Retired > Librarian." > > > Terry Ballard > Assistant Director of Technical Services for Library Systems > The New York Law School > 185 West Broadway, New York, NY, 10013 > 212-431-2106 > http://www.terryballard.org > Author of the book "Google this" http://googlethisforlibraries.com > > "My memory has a mind of its own." > -- Terry Ballard Assistant Director of Technical Services for Library Systems The New York Law School 185 West Broadway, New York, NY, 10013 212-431-2106 http://www.terryballard.org Author of the book "Google this" http://googlethisforlibraries.com "My memory has a mind of its own."