Spurious Argument

A few years ago on an e-mail list someone posted something which said the opposite of what he meant. When this was pointed out he stated "Word order is unimportant in English." This was obviously someone either young or belligerently ignorant, who was notorious on the list for making ridiculous mistakes and vigorously defending them with arguments which only further exposed his inability to clearly think or convey his thoughts.

One person responded "If you really believe that, stand outside the Alamo and sing 'The Rose of Yellow Texas.'"

We didn't hear from the original poster again for a good, long while.

From a Piece of E-Mail at Work

Subject: FW: Rod Smith's Retirement

As many of you may know Rod Smith will be retiring this Friday, March 30th, 2007, after 28 years and 11 months of service to the Transportation Cabinet. His dedication and service will be missed along with his unique ability to update HIS faster than anyone has ever seen within this division.

Rod spent his entire career either on scholarship at The University of Kentucky and here at The Division of Planning.

He graduated from Franklin County High School – May 1973.

Rod was in the Scholarship Program - worked summer employment in various Divisions within the Department of Transportation while attending the University of Kentucky.

Rod graduated from The University of Kentucky May 1978 with a B.S. Civil Engineering.

He was Appointed 5-16-1978 as a Civil Engineer Assistant, Transportation Planning – Systems Planning – Modeling Section Supervisor was A.M. Taqui.

He was reclassified to a Civil Engineer - 9-16-1979.

Rod held various positions and performed various duties over the years in the Division of Planning.

He was reclassified to a Transportation Engineer I - 9-16-1984.

Rod completed CPM program in 2002.

We will be celebrating Rod's retirement with a luncheon this Wednesday March 28th at Jim's Seafood. We wish Rod all the luck in the world in facing new adventures and new challenges from whatever life may bring his way.