From: transfire@...
Date: 2006-05-31T03:06:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Pathname

Although you just end up doing this

  pn('a/b')

when it's within other calls anyway. Plus it's yet another pass through
kernel method. Maybe this would be better:

  $P = lambda { |s| Pathname.new(s) }

  $P['a/b']

Just a thought.
T.