On Love

“…We both love bacon and country music, what more could you possibly want?”

What more could he want?  It was an incredibly stupid question and when he failed to answer, I was reminded of just how lucky I truly am.  Movie characters might chase each other through the fog or race down the stairs of burning buildings, but that’s for beginners.  Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you’re offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone’s feelings.  I wanted to say something to this effect, but my hand puppets were back home in their drawer.  Instead, I pulled my chair a few inches closer, and we sat silently at our little table on the square, looking for all the world like two people in love.

~ David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

There were so many great excerpts from this book and it was tremendously difficult to choose a favorite one.  Well, couldn’t help myself…had to go with the one that mentioned “bacon”.

evelyn

Happy 2009!  :)