[es-pree de less-ka/-iay] (idiom) A witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations defines esprit de l'escalier as, "An untranslatable phrase, the meaning of which is that one only thinks on one's way downstairs of the smart retort one might have made in the drawing room."
Last week I was on a ferry to Nantucket. We made it in time to watch the sunset, which was pretty nice. Here are some photos from the journey. Wish I was there again.
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