No. It's actually not okay. And I hate when people say that, when they say it's okay even though it's not. It's better to tell the truth.
Nancy WerlinBesides, Southerners are hospitable. They'll probably offer me lemonade." Excuse me? You're going to sit on a porch and drink lemonade while I plow a swamp with a goat's horn?" Yes, ma'am. And I aim to wear my seamless shirt while you do it.
Nancy WerlinWhen you're living your life in endurance mode, you don't expect anything good to happen. I'm not saying that you don't dream about some miracle that would change everything for the better. But you pretty much know it's only a fantasy, and that you have no real control over anything.
Nancy WerlinI think you have a right to whine. Honestly, Lucy. We all have the right to whine when life gets tough.
Nancy WerlinBut just now, he'd gotten on his knees and proposed marriage, like in a television commercial for a diamond ring. Except of course they had the roll of duct tape instead, which, when you came to think about it, was a far more practical item. Such a bad mistake it would be, to embark on marriage and adult life without a nice supply of duct tape.
Nancy Werlin