Finding the Right Words – Observations Along the Road

From the “Rogets” Department: Thanks to fauxklore, I know that today is Thesaurus Day, celebrating the birthday of the author of Roget’s Thesaurus. Peter Roget was born on this day in 1779. How do I feel about the day? I’m having trouble picking the right word to describe it. (Ooops. It’s really 1/18.)
From the “Passings, Part I” Department: In this economy, Fridays seem to bring more and more news about corporate passings. Today’s news include the powering off of all Circuit City locations (I must remember to look for a good digital camera); the charring of Black Angus Restaurants, the express-lane-checkout of the Citigroup Financial Supermarket idea, the “30” coming closer at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, staff clearance at Saks and Neiman Marcus, and Hertz is kicking more than 4,000 people to the side of the road. Need I go on?
From the “Passings, Part II” Department: On the human side, there are also notable passings. Trammel Crow (and earlier, Harold Ellis of Grubb and Ellis) are no longer developing. The creative spark has left Andrew Wyeth, the painter and John Mortimer, creater of The Rumpole. Yup, two more incomplete trifectas, two trilogies that are short their last book.