Kudos on the very nice homage to Emily Dickinson.

Speaking of terrible uses of apostrophes, this is the sign for a business just down the street from my wife's office:

"Adult Book's and Video"

I get a chuckle every time I see it.

But that's correct, according to at least one authority (one who, unlike me, has won a Pulitzer): In the chapter on business writing in Dave Barry's Claw Your Way to the Top, it is noted that apostrophes are used to form plural nouns in hand-lettered signs. (It is also acceptable to use quotation marks for emphasis in hand-lettered signs, as in TRY "OUR" HOT DOG'S.)

Mr. Barry can note that all he wants, but that doesn't mean I'm going to agree with him, Pulitzer or not. Ugh. I'm not sure that someone who suggests that this is correct usage deserves to be considered an "authority."

Dave Barry is great--does he have a Mr. Language Person book out? Boy, these comments dropped quickly from Emily Dickinson. Jackie, for an example of this authority's work, try searching for "Mr. Language Person" and learn the answers to grammar questions such as:
Q. I have trouble remembering the difference between the words ''whose'' and ''who's.'' Should I put this in the form of a question?
A. In grammatical terminology, ''who's'' is an interlocutory contraption that is used to form the culinary indicative tense.
EXAMPLE: ``You will never guess who's brassiere they found in the gumbo.''
''Whose'' is the past paramilitary form of ''whomsoever'' and is properly used in veterinary interrogations.
EXAMPLE: ``Whose gwine spay all them weasels?''

Haha, thank you, Harry. I should have done some research before commenting; my faith has been restored.