Misc.

• Aunt, gaunt. These words should rhyme. In parts of the country, particularly the South, they do rhyme. But out here in the west, where I live, aunt rhymes with can't.

• The young couple across the street went out for a walk this morning. I'm glad to see it. His right arm had no sling today, but he held it close to his body with his left hand.

• If someone gives you home-grown tomatoes, you have to buy bacon. Right?

• Sign on a local business: Why is abbreviation such a long word?

• Watch out for your ribs. They can hurt you.