Monday, September 21, 2026

Okay, Readers

You can only read the first page of every book

OR

You can only read the last page of every book^

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Last night, I tried starting the second sock, but utterly screwed up the ribbing.  My frustration with the TV is oozing into other life areas: instead of trying to fix the mistakes, I just ripped the whole thing back.


A brutal rainstorm blew in here yesterday afternoon.  Fortunately, there were only a few branches down in the front yard.  There was flooding in some parts of town, and several traffic lights were out.  Me, I just backed my car out into the driveway and got real cheap car wash.




^Last for me.  First might intrigue me and be hard not to turn.  Last, I have closure --- literally and figuratively.  You also sound vaguely cooler if you're able to say, "How about that ending, though, huh?"

2 comments:

Araignee said...

I'm known as the family spoiler so it would have to be the end. My daughter almost hung up on me yesterday because I kept going on and on about Practical Magic 2 . I read the book, haven't seen the movie and I was wondering aloud what plot points would be kept since the first movie and first book were not very similar. I didn't realize how much I might be giving away.

Kim in Oregon said...

I would have to leave the room if presented with those alternatives.

Day Four and Actual TNT

I have to go with an answer by default on today's query. Would you rather ...remember every little detail of every day of your life OR ....