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"There’s a monster at the end of this book. And if the authors succeed at what they’ve set out to do, that monster is you.
That’s part of why one should only read these books slowly, in small, weekly doses, while pausing to scream at or mock every page."
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"After a month of cramming for finals and living off raw ramen noodles, there’s nothing more appealing
to a college student at the end of May than a long summer doing nothing, punctuated, if you’re feeling really ambitious, by an occasional camping trip or jaunt to the beach.Unless you’re Laurie Stephey or Brad Dinardo. In that case you might feel more up to nine weeks of performing cutting-edge scientific research." -
"Hop on Air France, Lance
Catch swine flu, Apu
Reset her iPhone, Jerome
(Thereâs an App for that)
Get a new Prius, Gus
You wonât need to refuel much
Send a rude tweet, Abideep
Just get yourself free" -
Same question as the other paper, this one says "Maybe."
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Short version: Probably not.
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And now, Emmy wants to go to Texas…
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"The needlepoint samplers are all wrong. It turns out it isn’t love that "makes a house a home," it’s the deed to the land the house sits on.
So, OK then, let’s make these houses homes. Let’s convert these cars into homes by converting all of these feudal mobile home "communities" and trailer parks into resident-owned communities — into neighborhoods with houses that are homes, places where homeowners don’t have to pay rent on or worry about eviction from the land on which their house sits.
When I say "let’s" I mean "us" as in "We the people." As in the federal government. With taxpayer dollars."