My wife and I were working on an editing project a few days ago, and at one point we noticed that there was an ellipsis that only had two dots (..).  One of us said, “Gee, I guess it’s a reluctant ellipsis.”

And I thought, “Wow!  What a great name for a boat.”

The Reluctant Ellipsis.

Perhaps when I become rich beyond my wildest dreams from writing *chuckle* I’ll buy a boat and name it the Reluctant Ellipsis.  Until then, it may just show up in one of my stories.

(For those of you who don’t remember, The Downeaster ‘Alexa’ is a Billy Joel song from about 1989 about a fishing boat captain who can’t make a living from fishing any more.  Very poignant.)