9 January 19

Yesterday was fairly "sublime" as I celebrated National Argyle Day stylishly. Today's mood is rather different, switching from the sublime to the ridiculous -- honoring the birthday (in 1935) of Bob Denver, most famous as "Gilligan" -- with this Veggie Tales® tie named "Larry's Lagoon." I took the occasion to learn about the history of the phrase "from the sublime to the ridiculous" (which can also be stated in the opposite direction), which is ordinarily traced to the 1795 book "The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine.