Osler's Razor

I liked the way these two went together. First, this from Bob Darden (a professor):


A young reporter
New job in Waco, Texas
All nights, holidays

A young reporter
Police beat: Crooks stay at home
On Thanksgiving Day

A young reporter
His first Thanksgiving alone
A good lesson

I vowed that no one
Would be alone Thanksgiving
If I could help it

Mary and I have kept
That big promise when we could
Since that gray evening

And the meals? All great
Regardless of the details
Because of that vow!

And now this from CTL (a student):

First time without the
Family. Instead, broke bread
With stranded comrades.

CTL, then, is exactly the kind of stranger that Bob has welcomed in. What a great set of bookends!

Bob and CTL, as is so often true on the Razor, have intersecting paths.

The year was 2009. The place was Waco. CTL was a student; Bob was teaching journalism. CTL, late for his trip back home for Thanksgiving, found his car disable with a "boot," courtesy of the Waco police. Panicked, he stole a nearby car (the keys had been dropped in the parking lot of Cricket's), and made haste. However, his alacrity exceeded his aim, and he failed to make a turn at 30th street. As so many had before him, he slammed the stolen car straight into Bob's house, embedding the front end of the Camara into the front room. Hiding from the police, he dashed into Bob's house, where he was offered a complete Thanksgiving dinner and some very good beer.