The Genius Of A Folk Melody Or

Buying A Car Used To Be An Experience So Soul-scorching, So Confidence-splattering, So Existentially Rattling That An Entire Car Company Was Based On The Promise That You Wouldn't Have To Come In Contact With It.

Sometimes, The Internet Can Feel Like A Middle-school Playground Populated By Brats In Ski Masks Who Name-call And Taunt With The Fake Bravery Of The Anonymous. But Sometimes - Thank Goodness - It's Nicer Than Real Life.

A Snow Day Literally And Figuratively Falls From The Sky, Unbidden, And Seems Like A Thing Of Wonder.

I Want A Chainsaw Very Badly, Because I Think Cutting Down A Tree Would Be Unbelievably Satisfying. I Have Asked For A Chainsaw For My Birthday, But I Think I'll Probably Be Given Jewelry Instead.

One Of My Favorite Activities As A Teen-ager Was To Watch Television Over The Phone With My Best Friend.