9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for May 27, 2006
Transcript:
Dear Thorax, I am a man who has taken a vow of celibacy. I consider this not only a moral precept but an issue of honor. Of late I have been developing an affectionate and caring relationship with a woman whose friendship buoys me, and whose beauty I cannot ignore. My ethics and principles, as well as my respect for her, prevent me from acting on any impulse other than the most honorable. For was it not St. Thomas Aquinas who said... I'm sorry...what?