Around the banks

Recently I heard the late William Faulkner, Nobel Prize winner for literature, at the height of his popularity was being paid $10 a word to write. One of his fans, for the sake of fun, sent Faulkner a note with a $10 bill enclosed and asked him: "In your opinion, what is the most important word in the English language?" Faulkner replied with one word "Thanks." He kept the $10. Now, that story makes us smile and maybe chuckle a bit, but there's a whole lot to it. In this day and age, what was once considered accepted behavior is now commented upon as being "exceptional." I will give you some examples, We were taught to speak to everyone. Daddy always said, "It doesn't cost a thing to