You can’t applaud a referee.

The referees made a questionable call. Still, I was ready with an answer and picked up on the first ring. That ring was an engagement ring, and I said yes.

Love is like a zebra refereeing a football game. I should know, because I am the rodeo cowboy riding that zebra.

The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude,” said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. “Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby...

We don’t know the final outcome, or even know how long the battle will last, but we do know the referee.