haste

A coat hanging on a wall hook turns out to be one that was left there in haste, with notes between distant lovers still residing in the pockets.

She sent a letter Monday to the Homeland Security secretary and head of the Coast Guard asking to implement change “with all possible haste.”

She hasn’t ruled out a future run for statewide office — Porter could be a formidable candidate for attorney general or governor — but feels no haste to decide.

In her haste and excitement, Judy made a typo: “My step grandmother was married to your grandfather and I how the clocks you are looking for.”

Beyond more philosophical reflections on our culture of haste, it is worth weighing up the impacts of eating too fast on our health.