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I wouldn't do that if I were me : modern blunders and modest triumphs (but mostly blunders) / Jason Gay.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 199 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780306828560
  • 0306828561
  • 9780306828577
  • 030682857X
Other title:
  • I would not do that if I were me
Subject(s):
Contents:
Vroom -- Library, Museum, Or Zoo? -- "I Miss You Larry" -- Surrender Dad -- The Cat -- WFH -- Unpaid -- This Not New House -- Very Bad At Golf -- Things That Take Less Time Than An Average -- Little League Game (Player Pitch, Not Coach Pitch) -- Fish Story -- Red -- Peas And Taxes -- Congratulations, Graduates -- More Cat -- My Shortcomings -- Eff The Andersons -- A Letter To My Running Shoes One Hour -- Before I Leave On This Trip -- Adults On Their Birthdays -- Cave Man -- Yeller -- Sore Loser -- Menagerie -- Fighting While Flying -- Happy Anniversary -- Good Coach -- Interview With A Man Who Lost His Phone On The First Day Of Vacation -- Sitting Still -- Last Cat.
Summary: "Like the rest of us, Jason Gay never anticipated where we've found ourselves. Challenged by the pandemic, frightened by political and societal divisiveness, awash in a digital world that dramatically changes how we think and interact, and all wondering what kind of calamity could possibly happen next. With a series of topical and interconnected personal pieces, Gay does his best to have some fun with all of it, looking for the optimism and joy in the face of the mountain of discouragement. From taking on his children's schooling to how texting has changed his relationship with his wife to allowing his mom to kidnap his family's cat to reckoning with the impending death of a close friend-Gay runs the gamut of our collective social lives, and he approaches it all with humility, grace, and more than a few laughs"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 170.44 G285 Available 33111011016983
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 170.44 G285 Available 33111009453206
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Wall Street Journal columnist and bestselling author of Little Victories takes a humorous and insightful look at life in the face of overwhelming societal change that we never anticipated--from the effects on parenthood, marriage, friendship, work, and play to all other aspects of the strange lives we find ourselves living.

Like many of us, Jason Gay didn't see this coming: a reshaped world, on edge, often stuck at home, questioning everything, trying to navigate a digital landscape that changes how we think, parent, coach, and live. With a series of topical and interconnected personal pieces, Gay comically takes on this new state of being, looking for the optimism and joy in the face of discouragement. He embarks on a rowdy ride with his son to the Daytona 500, weeks before lockdown. He confides his hilariously banal texts with his wife. He allows his mom to kidnap the family cat. From the modest thrills of Little League parenting to reckoning with the impending death of a close friend, Gay's essays run the gamut of modern life and he approaches it all with humility, grace, and more than a few laughs.

"Like the rest of us, Jason Gay never anticipated where we've found ourselves. Challenged by the pandemic, frightened by political and societal divisiveness, awash in a digital world that dramatically changes how we think and interact, and all wondering what kind of calamity could possibly happen next. With a series of topical and interconnected personal pieces, Gay does his best to have some fun with all of it, looking for the optimism and joy in the face of the mountain of discouragement. From taking on his children's schooling to how texting has changed his relationship with his wife to allowing his mom to kidnap his family's cat to reckoning with the impending death of a close friend-Gay runs the gamut of our collective social lives, and he approaches it all with humility, grace, and more than a few laughs"-- Provided by publisher.

Vroom -- Library, Museum, Or Zoo? -- "I Miss You Larry" -- Surrender Dad -- The Cat -- WFH -- Unpaid -- This Not New House -- Very Bad At Golf -- Things That Take Less Time Than An Average -- Little League Game (Player Pitch, Not Coach Pitch) -- Fish Story -- Red -- Peas And Taxes -- Congratulations, Graduates -- More Cat -- My Shortcomings -- Eff The Andersons -- A Letter To My Running Shoes One Hour -- Before I Leave On This Trip -- Adults On Their Birthdays -- Cave Man -- Yeller -- Sore Loser -- Menagerie -- Fighting While Flying -- Happy Anniversary -- Good Coach -- Interview With A Man Who Lost His Phone On The First Day Of Vacation -- Sitting Still -- Last Cat.

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