That's the trouble: Robert is everywhere. How many people are just like him? -Do whatever comes easily; the only way out of anything is the excuse, getting someone else to do it for you.- It's a fact that so many are unwilling to acknowledge: the path of least resistance leads nowhere. These are the people who get funerals where people have nothing to say but, "He was a great guy." Excellent depiction of such a life.
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Excellent. Great story. Steve Almond paints such retty pictures with his words.
how is this related to road trips? b/c they broke up while they were driving? Or..it began while they were driving???
ouch. I can relate only too well to a breakup for someone who was really unavailable the whole time. well done.
That's the trouble: Robert is everywhere. How many people are just like him? -Do whatever comes easily; the only way out of anything is the excuse, getting someone else to do it for you.- It's a fact that so many are unwilling to acknowledge: the path of least resistance leads nowhere. These are the people who get funerals where people have nothing to say but, "He was a great guy." Excellent depiction of such a life.
So real. I know these people. (I am these people.) Steve, not one false note! You don't miss a beat. Don't stop; don't stop.
Now you say something