Long day. Sometimes, I even outsmart myself. I left the house this morning at 6 A.M. to make sure I would make it to me 9 o'clock meeting. Unfortunately, there was a wreck on the Interstate, involving an 18 wheeler and a pedestrian. Mortal injury. Awful. In many ways. Sad. A disaster. Avoidable.I did make it to my 9 o'clock on time however, and that lasted until almost 4 P.M., and then I went to visit with our colleagues at the Four Rivers Association of REALTORS® Major Investor Event. David, Deborah and I attended, and they were able to raise $20K for TREPAC. Terrific job, and all the participants are to be congratulated. It was a lot of work, and they made their goal! Excellent!
Then back to Austin, where we attended the Inaugural Ball for Governor Abbot. Lots of people there, good entertainment, highlighting George Strait. Lots of fun.
And now it is time to call it a day!
Small Beer -- Noun: 1. weak or inferior beer 2. Something of small importance: trivia. The monthly fee that Sheila pays for a train pass is small beer compared to having to worry about keeping a car in the city.
Did You Know? Small beer dates from Shakespeare's day. The Bard didn't coin it (it was already in use when he was a child), but he did popularize it. In Henry VI, Part 2, for example, the rebel Jack Cade declares that, when he becomes king, he will "make it a felony to drink small beer." In Othello, Desdemona asks Iago to describe a "deserving woman." Iago responds by listing praises for ten lines, only to conclude that such a woman would be suited "to suckle fools, and chronicle small beer" 00 in other words, to raise babies and keep track of insignificant household expenses. Desdemona quickly retorts, declaring Iago's assertion a "most lame and impotent conclusion."
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