Published October 29, 2025

Assignment: the elimination of unnecessary words. Pretend they cost a thousand bucks each. We’re slashing! We’re cutting!

This is one place I’d probably start: Team B held Team A to only 64 yards rushing in the second half.

That “held” is an indication that the rushing total wasn’t much. You don’t need the “only” there.

Team B held Team A to 64 yards rushing in the second half.

See? I do look for unnecessary words, I do.

I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do.

I’ve been saying for a long time that if I were a burlesque dancer or a hitter in the big leagues, the beginning of that song would be my walk-out music.

My headline? I can’t remember why I wrote it that why, but I left it. I’m still on the mend. Maybe there’s a deep meaning there I can’t remember. Maybe not.

Sending love. Protect your peace.

♥

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Some history

Heather Cox Richardson’s newsletter last night featured this video.

Read the full post. Travel back to the 1930s, before we had to defeat the Nazis.