This book was kind of infuriating at times, because the writing was really good and he did an excellent job of capturing a particular subculture (people who are familiar with it will do the nostalgia/cringe thing that I did). But like so many books, the ending didn't live up to the beginning. Som...
Our air conditioner has stopped working. The brownouts had been ongoing for about a month when one day—zap. Too much starting and stopping, I guess. At least the power’s flowing right now. The TV and the Nintendo, I am thankful, still work. The Nintendo especially is a miracle on account of that ...
Everyone else gave in to decaf years ago. Bad hearts, they’ve got, or they don’t want to be kept up. Gerald felt that coffee was the root cause of my insomnia but I never could believe that and I still don’t. A strong cup in the morning hardly keeps me from a nap in the afternoon. It is only in t...