Diary (November 10, 2021)

Online diary of Karl Jones for November 10, 2021.

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Diary

Tell me how your parents died

"Tell me how your parents died," she said. I couldn’t believe my ears.

"I beg your pardon?" I said.

"What good is 'Hello'?" she said.

She had stopped me in my tracks. "I’ve always thought it was better than nothing," I said, "but I could be wrong."

—Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard