It's far from the worst book I've read, but it's the worst that's been recommended to me by someone I'd listen to.
Nemo
joined 2 years ago
That was the modern era, we live in the postmodern era.
The DaVinci Code
Heroin or other opioids. It's a problem where I live, too.
I'll second this. When my youngest was in preschool and I worked nights I was always the one dropping him off and picking up, and after class a big group of kids would hang at the playground and the moms would talk and hang and it was so nice. When summer rolled around someone would be like "we'll be at this pool at this time" and whoever was free would show up, but that was the only thing that worked. Kids are too chaotic and needy for caregivers to plan around them.
If my parents or brothers lived nearby it'd be different. Some of my friends have these intergenerational support networks and they can make plans and keep them (most of the time) because they have reliable childcare. Of course, they also spend more time taking care of their younger siblings and nieces and nephews, but that's the trade-off. I'd take it in a heartbeat.
I was alive before Internet ubiquity. I don't lack friends because of the Internet, it's because we were the first in our friend cohort to have kids, and people without kids don't want to hang out with kids all the time.
Daley Plaza, same place we assemble for everything else.
This happened in 2004. Like I said, I'm still agog.
We buy a live tree, but a small one.
They stopped hosting shows and went back to being a bowling alley. "Bowling is making a comeback" they said on their website. I'm still shaking my head about that.
The Fireside Bowl as a music venue in Chicago.
Reading Dune without Messiah is like reading half a book. They're two acts of the same story.