I'm inspired by the branch in the heavy vase. We don't have room for a Christmas tree this year so I think I'll explore this option. Thanks!

Epictetus not Euripedes.

CeciliaC, you know your Greek philosophers much better than I. Thanks for the correction.

"CeciliaC, you know your Greek philosophers much better than I. Thanks for the correction."

Better than "me", not "I". I'm not a star on Greek philosophers, but I'm solid on grammar.

Actually, either is correct. The full clause following "than" here ("I am") is elided, which is pretty typical. While I no longer consider myself a grammarian, I do prefer the construction than nominative case pronoun.

http://www.bartleby.com/68/25/825.html

Hm. Annoying. I wrote "I do prefer the construction noun [plus] nominative case pronoun."