The last time I played pinochle this exact conversation went on, except I was holding my parasol and he was holding a full house.

Never write on an empty stomach. At least not something important like a research paper, because as soon as you wash your stomach, it's fucking gone.

ever have one of those feelings that some shitty thing you did is about to come back on you, and all you can do is watch it creep down the alley towards your window? Yeah, me either....

The honeymoon is just about over.

If I wasn't in hell already, I'd have a free ride there now.