Watching my girls laugh together. It is more short-lived than I’d like, but it does happen!
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Seeing my family thrive and being underwater.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 23 November 2022 source ↗
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Sally Field
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Being inside and watching really bad weather outside … and, if it’s after 5:30 P.M., with a glass of Chardonnay in hand.
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Devouring an egg salad sandwich with the salt, pepper, and mayo in exactly the right proportion.
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A big loaded baked potato and a good book with time to eat it and read it.
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Indecisiveness. It can be really annoying, especially when I am out to dinner and can’t decide between the chicken or the fish.
When people talk over others.
When I “poll the audience” and my need to please others.
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