I’m going off stories from my grandmother, who was born in 1907. I’m not sure if I remember beating rugs once, or if it’s a false memory. Also, I’ve just updated my profile picture. I was 34 for that earlier picture and I turned 70 last month for this one.
Sometimes, what they see in each other, is more accurate than what outsiders see. There was a study, years ago, that found the strongest predictor of couples staying together, was simply that both believed they would. It sounds obvious, but it suggests a more accurate appraisal of their own and their partner’s commitment to the relationship means something.
There are only two ways I’d remember eating oatmeal for breakfast: 1) oatmeal cookies; 2) Several oatmeal cookies, each with a scoop of ice cream on top. Otherwise, I’m not eating it.
It was rhetorical, but Brutus seems a combination of “Sad Sack” and Rodney Dangerfield. He never gets any respect, because he never deserves it.