Small & Big

All out, I say. All out.

“At a Friendy’s restaurant in Wrentham, I went into the ladies’ room and was washing my hands. A woman came in with her little boy and went into a stall. There was, as there often is, a special covered receptacle for waste. I heard the youngster say, ‘Mom, what’s in that pail?’ She said, ‘Don’t touch that, it’s garbage.’ The boy responded, ‘Please can I look?’ Mom said, ‘No, it’s dirty and disgusting.’ Then, without missing a beat, the boy said, ‘Oh, then can I open it?’” Source: Boston magazine

Ah, high school. Algebra, Home Ec, designer bifocals. Here are photographic mementos of my own tender high school yearbook years. The longest four years of my life. 1952 – Weekly allowance secretly finances Keruoic’s “Dharma Bums” 1958 – Getting feet wet in Junior Executive secretarial pool 1962 – Top real estate agent in the tri-county 1964 – Social justice is my passion 1966 – I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony 1968 – Woodstock is for freaks 1972 – As a stewardess, I will soar 1978 – Rediscovering my roots, paling around with William Ayers 1980 – Reaganomics roller rink rebel 1984 – Graduate (!!) and shoulder pad entrepreneur Source: The totally awesome www.yearbookyourself.com

“Obama would be the better Bond because—if he’s true to his word—he’d be willing to quite literally look the enemy in the eye and go toe-to-toe with them. McCain, because of his long service and experience, would probably be a better M.” M is Bond’s boss, often played by actress Judy Dench. The original secret agent and International Man of Mystery adds, “There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain.” Source: Parade magazine