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The Monday Morning Memo

I had taken my seat on the airplane when a young man wearing a maroon jacket sat down in front of me. The school insignia on his jacket was ATM, all in capitals, but with the T in the middle somewhat larger than the A and M. This young man wanted us to know that he attended Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college, famous for its veterinarians and engineers.

Minutes later, a bright red jacket emblazoned with a large white H came walking down the aisle. It took the seat next to A&M.

A&M looked at H and said, “Where do y’all go to school at?”

H responded, “I attend a university that teaches its students never to end a sentence with a preposition.”

Chastened, the boy from A&M smiled and said, “I see my mistake and I thank you for correcting me. I now realize I should properly have said, ‘Where do y’all go to school at, Asshole.”
– Indy Beagle

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“We had come home.
We had discussed whether to go out for dinner or eat in.
I said I would build a fire, we could eat in.
I built the fire, I started dinner, I asked John if he wanted a drink.
I got him a Scotch and gave it to him in the living room, where he was reading in the chair by the fire where he habitually sat….
I finished getting dinner, I set the table in the living room where, when we were home alone, we could eat within sight of the fire. I find myself stressing the fire because fires were important to us. I grew up in California, John and I lived there together for twenty-four years, in California we heated our houses by building fires. We built fires even on summer evenings, because the fog came in. Fires said we were home, we had drawn the circle, we were safe through the night. I lit the candles. John asked for a second drink before sitting down. I gave it to him. We sat down. My attention was on mixing the salad.
John was talking, then he wasn't.”

- Joan Didion

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