David Sedaris wins
"The Korean man nodded, the way you do when you're a foreigner and understand that someone has just finished a sentence."
""But it's perfect," my father said. "A real beauty, just like your mother here." He came from behind and pinched her on the bottom. She laughed and swatted him with a towel, and we witnessed what we would later come to recognize as the rejuvinating power of real estate. It's what fortunate couples turn to when their sex life has faded and they're too pious for affairs. A second car might bring people together for a week or two, but a second home can revitalize a marriage for up to nine months after the closing.
"Oh, Lou," my mother said. "What am I going to do with you?"
"Whatever you want, baby," he said. "Whatever you want."
It was queer when people repeated the same sentences twice, but we were willing to overlook it in exchange for a beach house."
Oh, but yes. My first good read since I read "Cat's Cradle" last year.
""But it's perfect," my father said. "A real beauty, just like your mother here." He came from behind and pinched her on the bottom. She laughed and swatted him with a towel, and we witnessed what we would later come to recognize as the rejuvinating power of real estate. It's what fortunate couples turn to when their sex life has faded and they're too pious for affairs. A second car might bring people together for a week or two, but a second home can revitalize a marriage for up to nine months after the closing.
"Oh, Lou," my mother said. "What am I going to do with you?"
"Whatever you want, baby," he said. "Whatever you want."
It was queer when people repeated the same sentences twice, but we were willing to overlook it in exchange for a beach house."
Oh, but yes. My first good read since I read "Cat's Cradle" last year.