I wish I could write like that

When I wrote that headline I was only thinking of this article in the Washington Post by Gene Weingarten. He writes of his 88 year old father who has one of the more unusual ailments going. But now that I think about it, the headline also needs to refer to Nancy Nall who mentioned the article in the first place. Go and read both. As Nancy says, "because Weingarten's a masterful writer, he manages to make it funny and touching at the same time." And because Nancy is a masterful writer also, read hers too.