Well, when a guy writes his own hagiography, you know he has a great ego. There are many who have good strong egos here though and while sometimes they do get in the way, they also make for an interesting read.
I totally agree with Merry Andrew... good grief... who doesn't get edited? ... yet I wish Bill well. S'funny, if Beth or somebody had linked to his site, it would not have been a problem... or if he'd just bothered to put it in his profile... not a problem.
He obviously had NO IDEA what forums were about. I haven't actually read the Terms of Use either, I just know that I have to click on that or I don't get to play.
And I have a very strong memory, as somebody mentioned we all or most of us have., of receiving the "wrath" of the TOS. I was soundly scolded for my lapse when I posted an image of my favorite album with no thought ANYONE would consider it pornographic. I was lividly plunkered.
So, here, for those of you who want to try and remember Bill Casselman as more than a Two-Post Wonder, is a poignant snippet from his "Auto-Bio-Hagiography". He seems to be on top of the language... and what else do you expect from the Principal's kid?
Quote:Life can slip through our fingers like silken sand. If we are not careful, we can stand mesmerized by the shoosh of those temporal sand grains, and miss what is all about us on this blessed earth. I hope I have not done that. My work has taken me to every province and territory of Canada, where I always try to find time to pursue my chief delight and hobby, the study of words, particularly words and sayings that Canadians have added to the mighty hoard of English. I have travelled in Europe, Africa, and Central America.* But my favourite posto al sole is an old stone farmhouse in Italy which I rent now and then. This little place in the sun, where lemon trees bloom in the garden, has a splendid perch on a hillside overlooking the Bay of Naples near Sorrento. When I'm there, I am.
Piffka
*Ahem - but never into the wilds of an internet forum before, more's the pity.