trial & error
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Brian and I get drive-through cheeseburgers
- Brian: You're so pretty.
- Me: I love you.
- Brian: I loved you too, until you made me wait thirty minutes in the drive through at Sport Burger.
We found these dogs at 16th and Holyoke (just south of Wichita State) this morning at about 1:30. They are both sweet and well socialized and clearly have a home somewhere. They’re chilling in the back yard for right now, but want so badly to come inside. If you recognize them, please let us know.
Hey Tumblr:
I think you should add the following options in addition to “liked this”:
“kind of liked this”
“doesn’t like this”
“hated this”
“went bat shit crazy after reading this and had to be helped to bed by 2 friends”
Paul Auster talks to Erica Wagner of the TIMESONLINE about his upcoming novel Invisible, amongst other things.
Favorite quote in the article:
“People go to the movies or watch TV for the same reason. But then there are people who are interested in art. And it’s not just novels and poetry but painting, music — the whole history of art and literature. Those people read books in a much larger context than the people who just pluck a popular novel off the shelf and plunge in for a few hours of entertainment.”
Oh, Paul Auster, you take fatuousness to a new heights. Also, I think you’re a mediocre writer. So there.
It's no secret that I love 'Dear Abby'
Here’s the second letter from today’s column:
DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Adrian,” and I have been married five years, but there is something looming in our future that both of us dread — our parents’ old age. Adrian is an only child. I have one sister, but when it comes to caring for our parents, I might as well be an only child.
Adrian’s parents live month-to-month on Social Security and pension checks. If they ever have any extra money, they don’t save it. They buy each other expensive gifts and eat out. Neither one of them is in good health, and the day will come when they won’t be able to care for themselves or each other, and I know they’ll expect us to do it.
My parents are about the same, except they’re banking on an inheritance to see them through retirement. That money may or may not be enough, considering how long people live now. My grandparents were frugal. They saved and were determined not to be a burden on their children.
Our parents think it’s our duty to care for them. His parents are in their late 60s, and we have young children. We cringe at the idea that after all our hard work we’ll go from caring for our children to caring for our parents with no time for ourselves. — AFRAID FOR THE FUTURE IN SAN ANTONIO
DEAR AFRAID: No one can foresee the future, so stop ruining the present by obsessing about what “might” happen. You say your in-laws are not in good health? One or both of them could die before they become completely dependent on you and your husband. The same is true for your parents. Forgive me if this seems cold, but it happens to be the truth.
The rules of nutrition. | The Fat Nutritionist
My #1 recommended link for the week. Maybe the month. My birthday is tomorrow, and all I want is for you (especially the yous of the lady persuasion) to read this.
Happy Tuesday, and cheers.
