It isn't surprising that many children consider their parents to be a little dim, and that they sometimes try to update them. The fact that they don't usually try too hard is just as well; a thoroughly updated parent is an unappetizing sight.
Peg BrackenWhy does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?
Peg Brackentravel never made a bore interesting; it only makes for a well-traveled bore, in the same way coffee makes for a wide-awake drunk. In fact, the more a bore travels, the worse he gets. The only advantage in it for his friends and family is that he isn't home as much.
Peg BrackenWhat most of us are after, when we have a picture taken, is a good natural-looking picture that doesn't resemble us.
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