The Observer's Commonplace

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1. Diligently, Gentlemen. Onward! 14 May 2026 · 1 min read What is said of accounting departments — that Receivables is more diligent than Payables — has always seemed to me to require examination. Because of what, exactly?
2. An English Professor’s Lessons in Not Lecturing 13 May 2026 · 1 min read I was a misfit growing up — an old codger in young skin. I pestered and harried my instructors
3. On Falstaff… Eventually 8 May 2026 · 2 min read A symposium, a chance meeting, and a card — summer 2000
4. After the Sirens 2 May 2026 · 1 min read It is generally agreed by most scholiasts that, after the engagement with the sirens, there followed additional trials