what actually happens to my physical remains is of zero interest to me. i don t want anybody seeing my body. i don t want anybody i don t want a party. reported dead. unless they can provide entertainment value in a perverse or subversive way. i mean, if you could throw me into a wood chirp, spray me into har rod s in the middle of the rush hour, that would be pretty epic. i wouldn t being mind being remembered in that way. one, two, three four five six with the radio on i m in love with massachusetts and the neon when it s cold outside and the highway when it s late at night with the radio on what the [ muted ] am i doing here? i shall explain. one minute i was standing next though a deep fryer. the next, i was watching the sunset over the sahara. i realize that one thing led directly to the other. had i not taken a dead-end dish washing job, i would not have become a cook. had i not become a cook, i would never have become a chef. had i not bec
that historically thinking would mean democrats is should lose the house in november. there have been only three exception since the 1930s. 1934 after fdr passed the new deal, 1998 after republicans overdid the lewinsky scandal and 2002 in the aftermath of 9/11, which makes this moment so, so, so interesting because we could be in for another exception to that rule, at least partially. while holding the house is still going to be tough for the democrats, the senate suddenly looks a lot better and it is not just democratic spin. here was republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday. i think there s probably a greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. senate races are just different. they re statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. quote, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. he did not mention names but our friend at punch bowl news say it is an implied dig at former president donald trump who played a key role i
remember reading was a book called why johnny can t read, which i stole from my mother. she was anticipating i would have difficulty reading as i was exhibiting anti-social tendencies, i pinched the book and basically taught myself to read by kindergarten. and then, you know, my early heroes were musicians and writers. the idea that you could have adventurers, no matter how antisocial, and make them legitimate by writing something beautiful about them, that concept took an early hold on me. i wasn t serious enough about anything to actually do any writing until 93. but when i was given the opportunity i did it and, you know, kept doing it. the whole business fills me with terror, frankly.
have more of. happiness is a fresh pack. first thing in the morning. i mean, before i brush my teeth i mean, i roll out of bed, light a cigarette, stumble into this room and i start writing immediately. i always use language to get out of trouble. you know, i found at an early age if i made everybody in the class laugh, that was power. i came from a household with a lot of books. and in fact the first book i remember reading was a book called why johnny can t read, which i stole from my mother? she was anticipating i would have difficulty reading as i was exhibiting anti-social tendencies, i pinched the book and basically taught myself to read by kindergarten. and then, you know, my early heroes were musicians and writers. the idea that you could have
challenged the book did not show up to the committee to share what their concerns were and the rest of us on the committee, i think there were seven or eight of us parents, community members, educators, librarians, we all sat flabbergasted like why are we here? we discussed the book and unanimously decided to put it back on the library shelves. we knew this book, especially in the graphic novel version, which makes it so accessible to people who have difficulty reading. the new york times said about this graphic novel that they believed it was so good, such a good representation of what was in that book and so good at communicating the diary of ann frank they thought maybe it would replace the diary itself because it was so moving for children. it was. what does it mean to have that gone from the curriculum? it was frustrating because we thought we saved it. we walked out so excited we