I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved

We approved the letter (and) went down to the dock and talked to everyone.

Teachers don't want to have a letter sent home saying that they are not highly qualified, ... We likely will have a few of those letters that will have to go out. Hopefully in that letter, somehow we can explain to parents that we still feel like the teacher we have in that classroom is a very good teacher, who will do an excellent job.

I learned long ago never to say the obvious thing, but leave the obvious thing to commonplace and inexperienced people to say