I CAN REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING ON MY OWN DIME--AN INCOMPARABLE RUSH OF FREEDOM. MY SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE IS TIED UP IN FOOD.
FROM NOW ON I'M GOING TO MAKE A LIST OF TALKING POINTS WHENEVER I HAVE TO "CATCH UP" WITH SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE. A LIST OF "THINGS I'VE BEEN UP TO."
THE CAT SLEEPS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE BEDROOM, AND NOT JUST INSIDE IT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S TWENTY DEGREES HOTTER WHERE HE IS. HE IS EITHER A MARTYR OR A FOOL.
