I barely got past the 10th Grade Jack- but am an avid reader and either blessed or cursed with a retentive memory I guess- The schoolmarm came from the late Corey Ford's "Letter To A Grandson", and the morning pink from one of Nash Buckingham's great waterfowling stories- the rest I just "winged"! Glad you liked it, and I really liked your reposte as well. As Steinbeck said so well: "Now is the winter of our discontentment- or wait- was that Steinway--
Either way, would be great to share some bourbon and branch and haul out the Parkers and other fine guns and as Mr. Lewis C. said so well- discuss those cabbages and Kings--Walter King, Charles King--