81. I am speaking as someone who is not religious. 82. I come before you today to speak as the last of the old guard still standing. 83. I made it clear, once again, that I was speaking only as a freelance writer for George, nothing more. 84. I speak as one who almost never has trouble sleeping. 85. I speak as one who was conceived before my mother married my father. 86. I speak as the owner of two dogs and a beloved, senile cat. 87. I speak as someone who has lived in this community. 88. I speak as someone who was that rare thing, a fan of the umpires. 89. If only our frustration spoke as eloquently as hard currency. 90. In choosing whom to speak as, a ventriloquist must be faithful to his subject, yet equally devoted to his own voice. |