They are these ancient, wise people that frustrate you with their seemingly out of touch sentiments, that only make sense to you later in life.
Bizarrely, James spent a few minutes of the debate on whether Cleveland might someday retire his jersey (insert sounds of bafflement here), which is just the sort of out-of-touch sentiment that convinces Jason Whitlock of Foxsports.com that James has no connection to reality.
The message it bears is sweet and kind and full of touching sentiment, praising the recipient's motherly nature and mentioning her children by name.
6. Do not store old Christmas cards You do not need to remember the touching sentiments from the newsagent or newly-opened nail salon.
One stock to avoid would be World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, the company that went public last year so that it could stage more Smackdowns and build more gift shops to sell more T-shirts emblazoned with touching sentiments like "I'm the biggest piece of Trailer Park Trash".
And then there are the repeated gaffes by BP CEO Tony Hayward his jocularity at the initial congressional hearings, out-of-touch sentiments like "I want my life back" and now a horrendously timed $50 million ad campaign aimed at making the soulless corporation appear caring (when it should be spending funds on immediate aid to a region in crisis).
Mr Alan himself may have had a touch of sentiment for the old days.
Yet there may be a touch of sentiment upon returning to Nagpur.
Standing beside President Bush, who announced his choice in Crawford, Tex., General Pace expressed unadorned patriotism; mentioned his wife, Lynne; and betrayed a touch of sentiment that belied the hard-as-nails Marine stereotype.
In just over a decade since I left the Sunday Mail several people have asked my advice on the papers as a possible investment and there was a time, with a touch of sentiment and a dash of hope, I could have made a case for such a gamble.
Fernando's work is connected closely to his personal experiences in leisure, love and music, with a touch of sentiment and humor.
