Definitive

[offcntr]

I'm currently reading Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, by Kory Stamper, and was inspired to go digging through my files for a photocopy of a dictionary page my friend Lyda sent me many years ago. Here it is:

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

You see the resemblance, of course. It was even more pronounced 20 years ago, when I still had all my hair (and a nifty potter's apron). The clincher? He's throwing left-handed.

I am the very definition of potter...

Comments

[lydamorehouse]

Yep. It you. Still, after all this time.

[offcntr]

But I did have to cheat and take off my glasses. Surprisingly hard, finding my throwing tools without them.