And now, it’s even better, because I get to annoy Erik Veland up above by putting another “punk lesbian” song in his pipe for him to smoke.

And where have all the cowboys gone?

This is great—thanks for the recommendation!

I gotta go with “Chaise Lounge” by Wet Leg. This band is so fun.

Sir, I’m confused, is your political statement that you’re an assface?

And the former folx are now having laws written where the motorists can join the cops in hurting them. Yay, America!

Speaking of which, how great would it be if the only people in attendance for Trump’s Annual Overthrow Democracy-palooza on 1/6/22 were reporters and camerafolx from Fox and OAN?

I remember when I brought a gun onto a plane a few years ago, the air marshal thanked me for my partnership in keeping the skies safe while he was putting zip ties around my hands and ankles.

I was thinking the same thing. Or better yet:

“I know you are, but what am I?”

OT: Happy Holidays, lovein! I enjoyed our conversation the other day, and I hope you and yours are having a good day.

I absolutely adore your user name and avatar.

I mean, Didion, Fitzgerald and O’Connor all have distinct, often precise and deliberate styles, but other than that, I’m not too keen on finding a common thread as to why you hate three pieces I very much enjoy. Haha!

I always thought he was saying he enjoyed Jean Smart, Delta Burke and Annie Potts.

I agree she’s a strong flavor, and not to everyone’s liking (nothing to do with maturity)...

Fair enough. To each their own, indeed. I suspect we overlap on a fair amount in regard to Ms. Didion’s work, and we apparently diverge on some other things. Que será, será. And I absolutely feel you on the whole “I’ve been told I’m supposed to like this, but I don’t. Does anyone else feel this way??” Heh.

Sorry, didn’t mean to imply that it was maturity, or lack thereof, that precluded you from enjoying Ms. Didion. Notice I also included “on my own” as an alternate way to have encountered her work. I meant to say that I was in a place, because of being in an MFA writing program*, where studying word choice, style,…

I’m very happy that I was introduced to Ms. Didion in my graduate writing program, rather than undergrad or on my own—I still struggled to connect with some of her stuff, but man, did her prose often bowl me over.

For real.