I feel like a hundred dollars.

“Broke & Tan
Fall asleep in yard on weekday, wake up sun-burned and so dehydrated that anything tastes good.”

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But in the last five years, unmarried childrearing has resumed its inexorable rise. 38 percent of all babies are born out of wedlock, which implies probably more than half of women who become mothers for the first time do so while not married.

Is it mere coincidence that this resurgence in illegitimacy happened during the five years in which gay marriage has become (not thanks to me or my choice) the most prominent marriage issue in America — and the one marriage idea endorsed by the tastemakers to the young in particular?

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“Hamlet’s father is now a zombie.”

“In Burlington, Vt., Phish employed three dozen people in management and merchandising. Knowing that the entire payroll hinged on the group’s tours made the band members feel compelled to stay on the road. “It has the gravity of the Sun,” Mr. McConnell said. “Once it’s going it’s difficult to draw yourself away from it. It’s warm and it’s wonderful and it’s a good thing, but it can easily take over your life.” The number of hangers-on grew so large, Mr. Anastasio said, that there were 3,500 people on the backstage guest list at Coventry.”

“I know that no one can really explain sexual attraction and why you are drawn to someone or not—but at this point in time, nothing kills my libido quite like discussing politics.”